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Michael

^ Easy. Scientists are intelligent, Religious people can be intelligent as well as incredibly stupid.

I know how I evolved, what my body is made of, how it works and also the reason for my consciousness and self-awareness.

It then became obvious that there was no room for a soul, and hence no God described in any religious faiths.

Now I know that any God is one of my own creation;

1 Consideration for others

2 Not intentionally harming other people or other animals

3 Responsibility for my own actions

4 Everything in moderation

Now, that should be found in any religious text of any faith. So stop preaching religion and start practicing it.

Jet Gorgon

^ Quantum physics and archaeological finds?

Jardine

Reincarnation:

For Buddhists the key point here is the mind / brain question. If the mind is a formless continuum and is therefore caused by previous moments of mind then reincarnation is a logical conclusion.
If the mind is merely a physical effect of electro chemical activity in the brain then it's a non starter.

Creation:

For Buddhists things are not so much created as caused. All things arise from causes and are causes of things in turn so there can be no beginning and therefore no point of creation. I know scientists who are Christians love to point at Hall fields which are the precursors to the start of a universe. In these it is said that things can arise without causes but I'm not convinced myself maybe that's my faith kicking in.

Evolution:

For a Buddhist the truth or falicy of evolution doesn't effect our faith. It's a nice theory though because we are not creationists.