Thats the scam of religion. if they can convince you that there is eternal life after this one, they've convinced you that this life here on earth is a mere prelude or stepping stone to the next, and in doing so they persuade you to waste so much of your only life living by a set of codes and doctrines all in vein. to enjoy life you must be free and it is the knowledge of the truth that sets us free, not peoples doctrines.