So my partner doesnt belive in an afterlife and we got into a heated debate.

I wanna state now I'm not Christian I really dont know what I am I just belive we werent put on this spec for nothing.

During our little debate he only strengthened a few core truths I feel:

1: something created the world this only issue with this is what created the thing that created the world were talking before the big bang like what made this universe what made that thing and so on so fourth.

2: that there has to be something after death. The only argument to prove there is nothing is that it cant be scientifically proven but we dont even know how we have sentience.

Whatever gives us sentience is what I refer to as the soul. There has to be something beyond a vessel (body) keeping us going right? Until the reasoning for sentience is proven I dont think we can figure out if there is an afterlife but I'm 99% sure there is.

The reason this causes me anxiety personally is if I start thinking to deeply about the world I start questioning my own state of freedom. Partially why I started doing things more often I need to know I have the will to do as I please or I'll feel controlled. I know I'm just a ant in a huge hill but I can stop working for a minute to look around.

I wanna know what everyone's opinion is on death and afterlives.

Personally when I die I've always said I'll be at peace if I get answers.