Originally Posted by
ClimbingUP 
I also had a bad experience a few years ago that made me 'want' to believe in religion. My most beautiful Sammy dog died, and I completely fell apart. I wanted so badly to believe that there was a heaven or some kind of afterlife because I didn't like to think that the beautiful creature that I loved so much just ceased to exist. I still don't know where his energy went, but my lack of understanding doesn't warrant a religious conversion.
When I had to put Blue (blond coat, blue-eyed dog posted in my 'Secular Friends' thread) down it really tore me up. I was a wreck for weeks. That was almost 2 years ago and I still cry about it. If ever there were a time I wanted to believe in something...