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15 Facts About Seth Andrews

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Seth Andrews was born on April 12,1968 and is an American activist, author, and speaker on the subject of atheism.

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Seth Andrews is the creator and host of The Thinking Atheist online community, podcast, and YouTube channel, as well as the author of four self-published books.

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Seth Andrews hosted the Morning Show on Christian radio station KXOJ-FM from 1990 to 2000.

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In 2004, Seth Andrews watched a video of atheist Christopher Hitchens debating Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, which made him decide to leave his faith.

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Seth Andrews created a website and Facebook page, both called The Thinking Atheist, to connect with other non-believers online and "share some of the information that I had found helpful in the hope of making the journey out of superstition easier for others".

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Seth Andrews considers the website to be a venue which allows people to engage their doubts and question their faith.

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Seth Andrews is the host of The Thinking Atheist weekly podcast, which aims to challenge stereotypes that depict atheists as angry, or religious people as stupid.

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Seth Andrews covers other skeptical topics like alternative medicine, supernatural healing, chakras, and the application of critical thinking to those topics.

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In December 2012, Seth Andrews self-published his autobiographical book Deconverted: A Journey From Religion To Reason, detailing his journey out of religion and how he became an atheist activist.

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Seth Andrews writes in a friendly, relaxed folksy style, just as you hear him on the air, and it suits his humble narrative well.

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Seth Andrews is a good storyteller and conversationalist not only in his radio work, but on the printed page as well.

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In June 2015, Seth Andrews self-published his second book, Sacred Cows: A Lighthearted Look at Belief and Tradition Around the World.

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Seth Andrews always tries to keep things in perspective and remind his readers that he once accepted beliefs that seem odd to him now.

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Seth Andrews published his third book, Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian, in July 2020, detailing his prior idolization of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, and Fox News.

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Seth Andrews published his fourth book, Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot, in January 2022.