But I was less satisfied with my own answer. I felt like I was grasping for straws, trying to reconcile religion with my education. From that moment on, my belief in God began to crumble. I had a dogged phase in which I was desperate to find Quranic verses that contained scientific facts that were impossible to know at the time they were written. I even went as far as asking for help from a friend who had became an Imam, requesting any and every verse that could have aided me in my quest. But despite my efforts, I wasn’t able find any verse that withstood the tiniest amount of scrutiny or didn’t require an incredibly charitable stretch.
Eventually, no matter how much I tried to prove the veracity of my beliefs, I had to realize that reality simply wasn’t on my side. This is how I gave up religion and became an atheist.
Ufuk Borucu
