Sorry I didn't see this post sooner, or I would have replied sooner, since I started the other thread on religion. And really (really!) I was just venting, as I find religious stuff distasteful when its in an inappropriate place. and what I consider inappropriate is purely personal :-)

I never, ever mind a serious discussion of religion in the proper context and tried to learn about every major religion (and some minor ones) when I was in college.

For my own beliefs, I was raised Jewish, but found that, for me, it didn't fill my needs. I moved away from that, and did a lot of reading and soul searching, and I guess the closest thing I am now is Buddhist. I believe in cause and effect (karma), and that whatever we do we will reap the effect of it in this life or the next. I believe in compassion for all living things.I believe that each of us has some of the infinite inside of us, just struggling to emerge. I believe in reincarnation, because I just can't believe that this one life is all that's allotted to us. I try to live my life
according to my own inner moral code, rather than trying to follow rules laid out by someone else.

I'm finding everyone's posts very interesting, and thank you for starting this thread WolfChan.