> Since on 1 hand you got an afterlife, eternity, and what-not. You asked about the existence of God, not the existence of an afterlife. In any case, if there

> Since on 1 hand you got an afterlife, eternity, and what-not. You asked about the existence of God, not the existence of an afterlife. In any case, if there is some sort of afterlife, then eternal material life would impede us as a species because it would prevent attaining it. If there is no afterlife, then eternal material life would impede us as a species by preventing growth and adaptation.