So did you ask any of them about this? These religious lunacy always seem like they are from some other planet to me haha.

They are a useful tool if you need to keep your civilization preoccupied and blissfully unaware of their current circumstances. Existential crises are expensive.

"Keep working! The next life - that's when it gets good!"

No, that's not the kind of subject I'd typically bring up in conversation. That would imply that I wanted to hear the answer.