▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁father ▁and ▁English ▁mother ▁in ▁Dar - es - S ala am , ▁T anz ania , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁then ▁mostly ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ton stad ▁in ▁S ird al ▁municipality . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Os lo . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Christian ▁and ▁a ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁some ▁pseud osci ences ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁ske ptic ▁and ▁an ▁at he ist . ▁ ▁S ke pt ical ▁activ ism ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁blog ▁' Un filter ed ▁Per ception ' ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁which ▁changed ▁name ▁to ▁' S aks ynt ' ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁he ▁started ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁N ett av isen . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁co - found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁ske pt ical ▁pod cast ▁Salt k ly pa , ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁their ▁panel ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁he ▁published ▁the ▁book ▁Place b ode f ek ten ▁( The ▁Place bo ▁De fect ) ▁which ▁is ▁about ▁alternative ▁medicine ▁and ▁how ▁easy ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁fool ▁ones elf . ▁ ▁T j om l id ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁persistent ▁critic ▁of ▁alternative ▁medicine ▁and ▁opposition ▁to ▁v acc ination . ▁Pers ons ▁within ▁that ▁community ▁have ▁threatened ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁law suit ▁and ▁tried ▁to