It was then that I saw that the settlement had been constructed on gradually descending levels separated by primitive stone-paved walkways.

WSJ: Dan Fante on Silent, Ancient Corvara, Italy | Traveler's Tale

It was then that my belief in any sort of God faded away gradually, and to this day I continue to find more and more convincing evidence against any sort of design or supernatural interference in the universe.

FORBES: Losing Faith in Design