God or Aliens?

I don't know which I find more plausible.

I went to church when I was in middle school (by myself...my family was not religious at all) but I think the loss I experienced when I was very young coupled with the indifference my family showed toward it, I guess I just sort of set it aside.

Later in life, I became friends with a very devout Catholic. She had a miscarriage and she was so convinced that it was because God was punishing her for some transgression. Her guilt oozed from her pores. She was an absolutely amazing human being and to see a religion causing this great person so much pain was yet another strike against religion.

Then I watched Religulous and it was pretty much over I guess.

I feel like the movie Contact may be closer to reality.

In the end, I believe that there is "something" that comes after but I don't believe it is a deity of any kind.

I believe there are old souls and new souls.

I believe we've barely tapped into capabilities when it comes to our energy, our mental capacity, our intuition, etc.

My goal is to do as much right as I can, try to make amends when I fail, and hope for the best.

I want to live a life that I can look back on and feel like I really lived it. I've got a lot of ground to make up as I've been sitting back and watching for longer than I should have been...but I'm making amends for that too.

I'm curious what you believe. I guess I've rarely found anyone in this lifestyle who is terribly religious so I'm guessing you're not either but what do you believe in? Those will be interesting discussions I am looking forward to having.