i concider myself buddhist. lots of people have it tottaly wrong. buddha is NOT worshipped or god . as far as spirits go reancarnation gods go buddha left that up for people to decide for themselfs. believe it or not it is not importaint at all. the teachings he gave is about how to achieve peace and happyness and live a moral life . its very atheist friendly and science friendly as well. its helped me out a lot. curious to hear others opinions and don't worry about disagreeing with me its tottaly ok i respect everybodys opinion thank you