Sam
Online Handle: Sam
Date of Birth: Same as Elvis
Location: Norway
Website: http://home.no.net/bigsam/
Occupation: Teacher and translator of German
   
 
Favourite SGU Panelist: Rebecca
Favorite Interviewee: James Randi
Favourite Scientific Topic: Evolution
Most disliked Pseudoscience: Creationism
Best Skeptical/Science Website: http://richarddawkins.net/home/
Likes:

Science, critical thinking, language, travelling, music, snowboarding and being with my friends. I used to be into skydiving but haven’t jumped for years now.
Dislikes: Dogma, superstition, political correctness, postmodernism
Favourite Book(s):

George Orwell: “1984”, Richard Dawkins: “The Selfish Gene”, “The Blind Watchmaker” and “The God Delusion”, Carl Sagan: “Demon-Hunted World”, Sam Harris: “The End of Faith” and “Letter to a Christian Nation”.
Favourite Movie(s):  
Favourite TV Show(s): Carl Sagan’s COSMOS
Favourite Music: Tom Waits
Other Podcasts you Listen to:

Point of Inquiry, Skepticality, Freethought Radio, The Infidel Guy Show, Are We Alone? (SETI) and Quackcast
About me:

I guess I have always been of the brooding type. I used to believe in UFOs and Nostradamus as a child but luckily I grew out of it. I have thought of myself as an atheist ever since I was old enough to have an opinion on such matters. As with so many others I guess it was 9-11 that influenced me to become more openly critical of religion. Since then I have been engaged in online discussions with believers on a regular basis. This activity was also what ultimately introduced me to the sceptical movement. Eventually I started editing my best post together and made a website out of them, which has since become one of my main interests. Since I discovered the Skeptics’ Guide and Point of Inquiry my week is not complete without another episode. I enjoy the discussions on the message board as well. It is comforting to know that there are some sane people out there :)

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