Having not been brought up in a "religious" home I have had to come up with my own beliefs. I was visited by Jehovas Witness for a number of years and I was the only one in my family that would answer the door when they came. They never pressed me. Just talked and I listened. That is about it as far as my exposure to religion.

What I have come up with to this point in my life is, aren't all religions fundamentally the same? The belief of a higher being, a creator? If it is an omnipresent being or aliens, Alah or God, or Jesus. It is all the same. It gives us purpose and hope and faith. Why are these considered bad things by some? I for one do not believe. I, for now, think maybe we are an anomoly. are there other anomolies? sure. based on the sheer size of the universe there has to other forms of intelligent life. But why can't there be an end all be all to all things? I can't understand why believers and non believers would dispute the other. None of us have the answer and to claim to have proof of the contrary is an excercise in futility. There is no proof, until we are gone.

This doesn't do anything for the subject but I wanted to get that off my chest. I've talked about this with some people on here, face to face, but never to strangers in a forum. Only thing we can do is agree to disagree. In the end it won't matter, we'll either all see each other and all will be forgiven, or it just ends and there is nothing.