If you haven’t read my previous series of blogs, I strongly recommend going back and starting at the beginning and working your way through to this one. That will give you a good idea of why I am now such an advocate for science and skepticism. For those of you who haven’t been following along, …
Author Archives: Nathan Jewett
Motivation After Faith
Depression (and anxiety) is something that I’ve dealt with, at some level, for most of my life. I don’t think my story is particularly unique. I was the quiet kid. I was the daydreamer. The socially awkward kid—the weird kid. Right? Naturally, I had a difficult time making friends. Which led to a pretty lonely …
You’re Not Alone
My fear was disappointing everyone I knew and potentially losing family and friends over it. All because I could no longer believe, or rather, no longer pretend to believe. Admitting to myself that I was an atheist gave me mixed feelings, at first. I was both excited and afraid. I wanted to tell everyone about …
Progressive Christianity Didn’t Lead Me to Atheism, It Was the Last Straw
In my last blog, I wrote a little about my journey as a Christian fundamentalist, how my persistence to force my “infallible” worldview to fit reality inevitably led me down a conspiracy rabbit hole of fallen angels, and their attempt to deceive the world into worshipping Satan. I talked about the various conspiracy theories that …
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A Hint of Skepticism: Part 2
“When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Then the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days …
A Hint of Skepticism: Part 1
I was baptized for the first time on June 17, 2012. By my father in law (that I had asked if he would do the honor and he accepted), in front of my wife, two of my four children (the other two weren’t born yet), my wife’s side of the family, my mom and dad, …
From Nothing, Everything
Not growing up religious meant, like for so many of my religious friends and family, that scientific knowledge wasn’t replaced with creation myths and stories such as Noah’s Ark. I was taught to believe in evolution. Both in school and, indirectly, by my parents. I remember when I was, probably, a sophomore in high school, …
In the Beginning
I’ve always been a bit of a thinker, but as I stated in my previous post, I’ve never really been much of a critical thinker. In high school, I remember often going to my buddies after school got out, smoking a few bowls and then wildly speculating about the nature of reality. Those were some …
Introduction
In my first (short) post, for those of you that don’t know me, I just want to take the time to tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Nathan, aka NathanTheSkeptic, but I haven’t always been a skeptic. I consistently hear other ex-Christians talk about having to overcome their indoctrination from youth …
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Nathan The Skeptic 