Why do so many people believe in an afterlife?

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Don't we all?

Either way, I've provided a good answer to the original question.

Yes, but before that, I answered a certain question asked by either you or someone else (can't remember now).

Who's to say that an afterlife doesn't exist? I don't think that's a delusional belief. It's an understandable hope as I fear oblivion,myself. Nothingness is such a scary thing to imagine.

I don't think we can prove whether a God or any gods (and goddesses) exist or not, and I think it's even harder to prove whether souls exist or not. Yes, many atheists, many scientific people, say that they already have proved that there's no such thing as God, and some say, they proved that there's no such thing as souls. The theory of evolution, for example, proves that Adam and Eve weren't the first and only people out there, like the bible says, and it also proves that God didn't create the world in 7 days like the bible says. But I don't even think that proves whether God exists or not, as I don't think the bible is meant to be taken literally. It's more of a legend, or a metaphor. And even if Christianity isn't the true religion, there still may be such thing as spirits or an afterlife out there.

Many religious people take their beliefs too seriously. They act like they somehow KNOW that their God(s) exist(s). Some people make laws based on their religion, they oppress other people, suppress scientific facts, and start wars, because of their somewhat delusional beliefs. It's really stupid because if they can't proof the existence of their God(s), why should they let their religion interfere with other peoples' lives. Shouldn't it be a more personal thing? However, I think atheists take their anti-religiousness too seriously as well. Why can't everyone just learn to accept each other and keep their believes personal? I hate any kind elitism or narrow-mindedness. I really do.

Personally, I don't know how to describe my religious/spiritual beliefs. I definitely can't just describe them in one word. I guess I'm agnostic but I'm also a Christian, and I believe in many other things. Agnostic = not knowing; it doesn't mean not believing. And I consider myself agnostic because you really CAN'T know anything unless there's proof, and even if there is proof, how do we really truly know that "proof"isn't some kind of delusion as well? Some people just think they know and that's what causes problems. Personally, I'm open-minded to almost all religions. I think every one of them has at least something to offer. I stick with Christianity mostly because I believe in Jesus's teachings, as in forgiveness, empathy, being nice to those who are looked down upon in society, etc. but that's a belief, not a fact. I sort of believe space is, like, god, actually and I believe in astrology. I believe there's some bigger picture out there that connects every religion, every non-religion, everything that goes on in our world, as one. I know this probably doesn't make much sense to you...it's hard to explain...

But you know, heaven and hell could very well be other planets that we get reincarnated to. I'd like to believe in heaven, and I don't like to believe in hell...but you know, we're never sure of what's out there, exactly.