Elderman - No one knows whether there is life after death. The facts, the truth, is not a popularity contest - just because a large majority believe such a statement says more about their fear of oblivion and wishful thinking than it does about any sort of truth.
The idea of life after death presupposes, for most people I think, the idea that somehow we all have a soul, which is an immaterial unique essence of the individual, which can live on forever, or be reborn. So, if you believe that , I suppose the idea of life after death shoudl come easily.
I would imagine most scientists would have a lot of problems with this view though. Intelligence, the uniqueness that is the individual look to be emergent properties of the brain, rather than a seperate entity animating the body. In these circumstances, you should look to have a positive experience whilst alive, rather than count on paradise or damnation after the corporeal body dies.
The idea that god has a monopoly on morality has been shown to be wrong. Indeed, much of what can be found in the bible could be considered to be extremely immoral behaviour, so the idea that someone who rejects your version of morality as being a fool because they are out of harmony with god is just laughable.
Man has no dependence upon god- god has a dependence upon man, desperately needing believers in order to survive. Watching true believers distort their worldview through the prism of their fervent belief in god is like watching a drug addict in denial of what their addiction causes them to do.
Oh, and Sandy - The resurrection is not a fact. Its a belief without evidence.
And no, you dont know that your redeemer lives - you have faith - belief in the absence of evidence.