text: is there a life ater this one?  what is your best argument for saying that there is? i grew up catholic christian and always accepted that there was a life after time on earth.  perhaps it is just a matter of faith and acceptance in the concept, but i wondered why some people are utterly convinced in their belief of a life after death.  i want it to be so and may merely have to complete my 'ride' to find out. i think that matters of the faith are not able to be proven scientifically - thus, your faith is continually tested and thereby grows stronger.  people who are scientifically oriented have a difficult time accepting this, making the challenge more difficult for them.