astral racoon,
First of all,
I was a hard-core atheist with what I thought was a pretty good scientific understanding of how things worked until somewhat less than two years ago. My view of reality has been turned on it's head and I've experienced many things that I didn't think possible, such as telepathic contact. I've also found that the divine spirit can work in subtle yet powerful ways. I'm not trying to tell anyone what to believe or not believe, but it can be very rewarding to be open to the possibility that the there is much more to the universe than what we routinely see.