rebirth and skepticism

Is there reincarnation? Will I be reborn on my death which is not very far away now? Not that I want this miserable life or anything similar, over again, with only struggles and strife all through. The occasional snatch of happiness or pleasure now and then was not worth it. But is there rebirth?
Lots of people believe in it, especially we Hindus. It is there in the Bhadavat Geetha, clearly given. Many others also believe in rebirth of some kind or other. Para psychological research did extensive investigations into it. They point to some phenomena to conclude that rebirth is a fact.
But I have no inclination to believe in it, nor to be convinced on the basis of any ‘evidence’ described by them. It may be, of course true immaterial of whether I believe in it or not. It is neither in the realm of my personal experience nor in the realm of conclusions that I can arrive at by reasoning.
Doubt and conclusion are both functions of the mind. A concluded mind is supposed to be a settled mind, a calm mind. When the mind is calm emotions also settle. Even without logic and reasoning this is possible. Confessions or a dip in the Ganges can do the trick if other solutions for resolving mental conflicts are not available. But they need not have any relationship to facts.
A concluded and settled mind is a dogmatic mind. It cannot be an open mind. A skeptical mind is an open mind, a receptive mind, a dynamic mind with fresh possibilities.
I leave rebirth now to come up when I die.

An Inner Whisper

What is the point in believing in anything at all? Should the mind not be free of all the cluttered up nonsense including even some sense? All the notions and beliefs may be false.
Once I am convinced of a fact on 'seeing' it straight, where is the need to believe? Fact is a fact, whether you believe it or not.
Belief is necessary only when one is not sure of a fact. most often a belief is of a non-fact because somebody else said that it is a fact.
As a child I sincerely believed that snakes Rahu and Kethu swallowed the sun and the moon during eclpses just because I was told so by elders. I had to take bath after an eclpse to wash of the poison if any which I might have caught in exposure. As a little child I also believed that the king of Gods, Devendra, sitting in heavens caused the rains to fall on earth. Many such stories on several phenomena were part of my belief system in chidhood. when I grew up and was in school, I believed that God Siva or Goddess Bhagavathi can get me good marks in my exams, and a good offering or prayer to them could get my guardian's permission to go to a cenema theatre.
As an adult i believed whatever was written in Geetha, Upanishads, and other scriptural texts as much as I could understand them. where things did not tally with my experiences I tried hard to reconcile them by streaching my reasoning.
But now at this late hour I dont want to believe anything of which I do not have direct experience or can directly feel. All other things are subject to my scepticism.