In Reply To #10
As an Agnostic (formerly Roman Catholic), I feel I must speak a bit about it.
An Agnostic is the person who is on the side of the fence. The true equal in terms of the big religion debate, and it is because of pure logic that I happen to take the Agnostic path.
Basically, it is logically impossible with the current knowledge base, to prove OR disprove that a "God" exists. However, since the Universe is very vast, what we know, at the moment, may not be the absolute "Truth" of the matter.
Since I cannot prove that God exists, there is no reason for me to follow in his/her teachings and religions. However, since I also cannot prove that God does NOT exist, I cannot, by the same token, judge whether other religions are right or wrong in his/her Eyes. I only know my own morals and my own judgment of what is right and wrong...
...which is further enriched by the beauty of being unburdened by any one religion, thus being blinded from the great knowledges that exist out there. I can read about any religion, take the things that I believe are positive about it, and apply it to my own personal set of Morals without actively calling myself that religion.
It's almost like saying "I have my own religion, but I do not deny the positives about yours. As for God, if he/she does exist, it makes no difference to me, for I am a good person in my own way, regardless".
When someone asks me if I believe in God, I usually say "I believe God 'could' exist". Usually either pleases the person asking, or terribly upsets them, heh heh... their follow-up questions usually end up with me saying "If your God does exist, then I'm sure I'll make the 'cut' on Judgment Day".
And that's all I have to say, about that.