As an antitheist I do not believe in any form of afterlife, when you die you're worm food, and, unlike so called "believers", I KNOW I am right. I believe that many "believers" would think the same if they had the guts to take the step. Trouble is many people have been so brainwashed by the state and church that they think that if they take the step they will (or might) be condemned to "eternal (*)(*)(*)(*)ation". There are parts of the world (including parts of America) where if you made such a statement you would be ostracised or worse, indeed, in Britain's recent history atheism was punishable by death.
It saddens me that even though I am tolerant of believers (even though I think them brainwashed) this is not reciprocated ie if a religion took took over the running of this country I would be "put against a wall", does it not say something that the church is so intolerant of non believers and is so violent toward them. Before you say that this will never happen there are parts of the world where people are murdered for their religious beliefs or non belief now.
What really angers me is the fact that the church, whatever church, retains such power and is willing to abuse this power to remain in control.
I am currently in a minority, but surely, other people will work out that the church does not have the power that it thinks it has and, even though it will threaten hell and (*)(*)(*)(*)ation, it will gradually lose it's choking grip on the world.