In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus

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The resurrection can be the most appealing proposition on earth and still not offer any solace to anyone afraid of dying. It's not even the only way of getting to heaven, since the Bible tells several stories of individuals being translated directly to heaven without ever dying, like Enoch and Elijah.

Bible stories of Enoch etc aside, dying with the prospect of being resurrected looks better than dying without that prospect, don't you think?

Let's put it another way: if, no matter what you believe here on Earth, when you die you will still be doornailed forever, would you still cotton to Christianity? If so, why adhere to Christianity?

There's a reason why Christian doctrine promises a reward in the "afterlife". It's to assure your adherence in the here-and-now. And it markets that fear of annihilation in order to sell you on their wares, while never having to pay out on it, because dead is dead, dead people can't sue for redress, and being dead in the first place scares the shit out of most people.