Author's Note: In the face of so much religious fundamentalism, especially in a post-9/11 society, there has arisen a slew of atheist voices from the wilderness. I knew there was a valuable story in trying to understand why they don't believe as they do, but the more I tried to write this article the harder it became. You see, I am not an atheist, though I share some of their concerns about biblical literalism and the polarization of religious discourse.

What I've finally, with great difficulty, delivered is the following: a meditation by a fictional author on the progression from belief to skepticism and ultimately to disbelief. His journey does not go, perhaps, as far as ...

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