What Atheism Could Not Explain

March 12, 2026

TL;DR

Christopher Beha transitioned from atheism to faith, influenced by his experiences with mortality and philosophical readings.
His return to faith was catalyzed by falling in love, which brought about significant personal changes that atheism struggled to explain.
Beha contrasts his experience with other conversion narratives that focus on civilizational concerns or opposition to ideologies.
He found that scientific and romantic idealism atheisms offered insufficient explanations for the transformative power of love.
Beha's journey highlights faith's potential for fostering humility and a profound sense of meaning, stemming from an external source.
Comparisons between faith and romantic love have historical precedents, emphasizing ineffable experience over abstract proofs.
His wife remains an atheist, though supportive of his renewed faith, which he describes as 'skeptical belief' characterized by both certainty and doubt.

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