Religious believers believe in an afterlife because it provides comfort, hope, and meaning to their lives. Many religions teach that life on Earth is just a temporary phase and that there is a continuation of existence after death, which serves as a way to uphold moral values and justice. The concept of an afterlife also offers a sense of closure and purpose, reinforcing faith and helping believers cope with the idea of mortality.
No they don't
Humans know that this life is certain. Even believers know, deep down, that the afterlife is really a matter of faith. Why give up enjoyment in this life in the mere hope of a more glorious afterlife. Furthermore, many religious people are confident of their reward in the next life, while others believe there is little they can do to change their destinies.
They believe that there is no afterlife, you simply cease to exist.
Maybe its a fear of death and a need to believe in the afterlife or they have no life at all.
yes they do believe in afterlife
Religious people believe that God made the world and the animals so therefore eating it would be ruining the earth.
Self pity or fear of loneliness.
What is the afterlife
They were build for religious reasons the egyptians were the first people to believe in the afterlife
Because many people are uncomfortable with the idea that this life might be all there is. If there is no afterlife then it would appear that those people who transgress moral standards 'get away with it'.. and those people who live exceptionally moral lives don't seem to get any 'reward'. Some people and early societies seem to need a reward/punishment arrangement to be installed in life... so it has to come in an afterlife.
AnswerIt is certainly not necessary to believe in the Abrahamic God to believe in an afterlife. Many religions offer hope for an afterlife in return for belief in their gods. However, to believe in an afterlife, but not believe in any gods, is a form of spiritualism.
The Jewish religious leadership were so concerned because the new believers were not living up to their rules and standards that were traditions. The new believers believed things that the Jewish leaders did not believe.