/lit/ - Literature

i have always been an atheist since i remember, but i've never been an edgy one
i used to love bible stories but i also loved greek myth stories and by the time i realised that the latter were just stories i also thought the same about the former
i love churches and religious art and the latin mass and the bible and the teachings of jesus and consider it all very worthwhile, culturally and aesthetically
however i don't believe God exists or anything supernatural happened and never have

however
i keep reading catholic authors and being incredibly moved by them. flannery o connor, graham green, jon fosse, to name three who affected me powerfully recently. something about it just hits something deep in my soul, what o connor refers to as "the mystery". there is such terrible beauty and power in it. it beguiles me

i do wonder if i will end up converting. i just don't see how to get over the obstacle of simple not believing in a higher power