See you later?

Its interesting to ask peoples veiws on what they believe about the death of a loved ones. Many believe that there is life after death and you will be with your family or friends after this life here on earth. Others believe that this life here in earth is it. So you live your life and do what you want because it wont matter after you die. Other believe that you will reappear as something or someone else in a different life. When I ask people about this it brings up many questions, mainly just to better understand their understanding on the subject because if you try to argue your point you will end up in a personal opinion stalemate. It would be interesting to see the difference between a person that believes in life after death, and person that doesnt when it come to someone that died. Obviously its gonig to be hard for both people, but will the "life after death" person be able to accept the loss quicker and move on know that he or she will see them as soon as they die? Or would the "no life after death" person just automatically accept the death and move on? would it take the "no life after death" person longer to move on or not?
I believe that you can't decide where you stand on this subject until you experience the death of a loved one. It tends to bring out the true beliefs of people. But what are your thoughts on the subject? what do you believe and why? Any comment is appreciated.