Me and the Chief are pretty good friends now. Your questions upset him, and so in an effort to get people to stop pestering him, i'll try to offer some insight. Afterall, he loves when others think of him.
1. how do you distinguish between any claims?
You Tube videos, Self Bias, Novelty, Anti-establishment sentiment, Difficulty of Comprehension.
2. how do you know there isn't a hell but there is reincarnation?
Hell is too mainstream and reincarnation is fun and more appealing.
3. If you won't apply skeptical thought, then all claims become reasonable and probable don't they?
You used the word 'skeptical'. This removes all chance that the question will be considered and allows access to diatribe. Your limited view of spirituality is obvious by your honest attempt at communicating a simple question.
4. Why were you not worshiping Sathya Sai Baba, a living god according to his followers?
5. Or maybe Mitsuo Matayoshi or Claude Vorilhon for that matter?
These are the dumbest questions of all, who has ever heard of this stuff?
6. Why do you reject these claims?
You act as if something is only truthful when it's accurate. Your closed minded thinking is causing you to separate fantasy from reality. Silly atheist.