I have a foot in both camps. Sometimes I am doubtful of an afterlife, and other times I firmly believe. Here's a little story I might have told before. My DGD aged 23months asked her mum about Christmas and my DD began to explain by telling her about the birth of Jesus. "Now", she said, " you know Jesus". Before she could get any further my DGD said, "No, but I know God", and in a wistful voice, " Heaven". My DD is not religious, and had never spoken about God, Heaven or anything so connected. Why, then would a 23 month old even know the words? Was she remembering a time before birth? It is something to think about.