as long as people still crave for an eternal life, there'll be
false religions promising them that with heaven and such........so
the religious leaders can gain great wealth and power..........
it is this craving for an eternal life that allow false
prophets/messiahs (not that there are any real ones at all) to
start religions...............
people simply cannot accept that there's no eternal after-life
because they'll feel their present lives have no meaning !