Life circumstances (unrelated to religious faith) demanded that I make a concerted effort to do away with wishful thinking. Loss of faith was an unintended consequence of that decision; Collateral damage. It was a bit of an "Oops...uh-oh!" moment, at the time. And, once the switch had been turned off, that was that; I couldn't put the cork back in.
After a while, I stopped caring to.
After a while, I stopped caring to.