Welcome! Native and current southern Californian here, who had the pleasure of living in PA for 9 years until family issues brought me back. As for reincarnation, I often---and I mean often---get into modes where I would dearly like reincarnation to be what's next for us, but I still can't see proof of that, or anything else. Belief and want are really tied in with eachother for many people, I think. And all I've ever had any interest in is the cold, hard truth. Hence, I'm an atheist.
Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan