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I think the Holy Spirit was around from the beginning, Gen 1:2..."And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."

Even though I'll admit that I have never understood what this "Holy Spirit" means, I disagree with your interpretation.
As far as I can tell, the Hebrew phrase "ruach elohim" was wrongfully translated with "Spirit of God".

Rűach has the meanings - wind, spirit, breath.
Elohim means "great" or "God".
Theoretically you could translate it with "Spirit of God", but it could also mean "breath of God" or "great wind".
Within the context of Genesis, "great wind" appears to be a fitting translation.

It always amazes me that Christians themselves believe that they go to Heaven above, no matter what atrocities they've done (although most Christians get very afraid when they are close to death), but believe that non-Christians are destined for the Hell below...