"There is so much garbage in this world and it's a full time job just sorting through all of it I see how a religion could actually help especially if the sorting process is "helped" by living through the rules of the religion or school of thought. I just can't do it that way. Never could. "

Well don't think of it all as garbage. Just think of them as different points of view. There is no right or wrong answer. For example: I'm a Christian Buddhist with a little bit of Hindu. And why is that? Because I don't agree with everything each religion is teaching, and that's okay. I believe that it doesn't matter what you believe as long as it helps make this planet a better place for everyone and everything.