Thoughts

No one answering this knows the answer, but ironically, the answer does not matter. 

In my opinion, it makes no sense to care. Of course there are myriad reasons why people do hope for an afterlife, or do not. They range from wanting to see loved ones, fear, and even the desire to not lose your very being.

But in the end, I would say to live your life, so that those who tread your footsteps in the future can look back and smile that you existed. By doing that, and not worrying about the afterlife, you can: meet many people to love and cherish, assuage and ultimately negate any feelings about what comes after, and ultimately realize that thinking about an afterlife detracts from what really matters-the here and now.