MightyAdam

Hi guys, just wanted to run by this sub and wish you all a healthy and good life.

I used to be a muslim, am an atheist now (Influenced by science from an early age and that conflicted with my muslim faith, so had to choose one or the other)

With the rise of anti semitism and islamophobia, muslims and jews need to stick to each other and stand up for one another. The muslim fundraiser for example to rebuild the jewish cemetaries really warmed my heart. The rabbi welcoming muslims in his synagogue for prayer after their mosque burned down was beautiful as well.

People need to keep that momentum going. In every possible way, interfaith relationships, no matter how small it may be can grow in

I myself believe i can somewhat answer this question because i was a muslim.

I was raised in a secular household and wasn't really forced into going to mosque service or praying or fasting, and ever since i was a boy i was intrested in science and immersed myself in it.

I wanted to know why stars shined brightly, how far away they were, how big they were and how they moved, why earthquakes happened, how lightning and thunder happened and what it took for such a thing to happen, (and these are just the tiny examples, there are many more)

Eventually i reached the heavier stuff.

Charles Darwin and his theory on evolution. Somehow it all just clicked for me and that was when i was 17, am no