I'm not an atheist. You can't have the kind of spiritual stuff happen that I have and be atheist. I just feel that religion has caused more harm than good since it's inception and that humans can't be trusted to make claims of superior knowledge and power of this magnitude over other humans. When people use religion for good, it can be great.....but in my experience this is rarely the case and it's ability to be used for evil makes it a very precarious situation indeed. I have no problem with individuals who believe....I believe some stuff that people would find very out there too....but as an institution, I've not been impressed with the underbelly and deeds of the men behind the curtain.