Thomas Westbrook is an atheist blogger,[1] YouTuber,[2] and founder of Holy Koolaid LLC - an information resource site for atheists. He came out of the woodwork at a debate between David Smalley of the Dogma Debate Podcast and Pastor Matt Slick[3][4][5][6] by asking Slick the same question word for word that made the pastor's own daughter an atheist, and then creating a video response to Pastor Slick's reaction.[7]
Thomas went on to create a weekly show called Sapient Saturdays[8] in which he would take common questions about atheism, science, and philosophy (like "is the universe fine-tuned for life?"[9]) and break them down in a rational, research-oriented way.
Thomas was raised in a Muslim country by missionary parents[10] but became an atheist after college when he found that the Biblical account of creation didn't match up with the scientific data, saying:
"I’ve always tried to stay open-minded, because I would rather follow the truth than warp the evidence to fit my preconceived notions."[11]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.holykoolaid.com
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/holykoolaid
- ↑ http://www.thebibleandbeerconsortium.com/event/bbc-debate-matt-slick-david-smalley-is-the-god-of-the-old-testament-a-moral-monster
- ↑ http://radio.dogmadebate.com/272-part1radio-matt-slick-vs-david-smalley-is-god-a-moral-monster/
- ↑ https://carm.org/debates
- ↑ https://player.fm/series/dogma-debate-with-david-smalley-25427/272-matt-slick-vs-david-smalley-is-god-a-moral-monster
- ↑ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/10/06/can-a-christian-apologist-answer-the-question-that-turned-his-daughter-into-an-atheist/
- ↑ http://www.holykoolaid.com/videos/
- ↑ http://www.patheos.com/blogs/laughingindisbelief/2017/01/atheist-destroys-fine-tuning-fallacy/
- ↑ http://www.holykoolaid.com/about/
- ↑ https://secularbynature.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/an-interview-with-atheist-youtuber-holy-koolaid/
External links[]
- Holy Koolaid Thomas Westbrook is the founder of Holy Koolaid and regularly blogs here.
- Sapient Saturdays A weekly show produced by Thomas Westbrook in association with Holy Koolaid LLC.