If the afterlife was real wouldn't it be absolute hell?

Definitely not, I can't imagine anything worse than living for ever, particularly as some sort of disembodied spirit unable to enjoy any real sensations.

Nope. I don't want to go on living in the sense you describe. My body will decompose and become part of whatever grows from the components.

That is the only afterlife I want. And, no, "anything" is not possible. BTW, I became a Christian.

I worked really hard at it and found it to be false for me. Don't get me wrong, there are some good teachings (no killing, not cheating, etc.), but the whole control thing is way overdone.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.