There may not be a god...

[Gambit]

However, no matter how much I rationalize these events, I still cannot consider myself an atheist, because I still believe there is something. I'd even go as far as to say that I believe in a creator, although, I have no idea as to the nature or intention of such a being. I know, I'm not offering any proof of anything, but that is pretty much where I stand on the matter of god. To be honest, I'm not even here to try to convince anyone of anything. I'm here to listen to and learn from people who I feel I have common ground with; both atheist and theist alike.

I don't see where the link is between some exceptional coincidences and intelligent design? Where is the reasoning in that?

To me it's something you have to face up to. If you can't present any rational reasons to believe in something, why believe it? Just because it feels good, or it feels right? That might be good enough for some people but it's not good enough for me. I want to be honest with myself about what I do and do not believe.

Even IF these events you were talking about are, lets say, 'supernatural'. Why does that mean some kind of god did it?

Well, I'm not happy to just believe it because it feels good. I hold more faith in science proving me wrong than my feelings and beliefs ever being proven correct. I believe that this universe was created with intention, which would suggest to me that a god exists, in the sense of a being or energy that kicked the whole thing off. Now, I'm not talking about the kind of god that takes any active part in the social or moral dealings of humans, but one that is driven by pure intention to create, reproduce and evolve energy. I believe that there is something that ties everything in the universe together, and supernatural experiences may be a result of that link. To me, if that were true, then the energy itself is worthy of being called god. I don't ignore science in the face of my wild fancies, but I'm never going to stop believing in the possibilities.