Well, yeah, but at least they ARE earnest about it - they may or may not actually give a damn if your soul goes down the crapper, but they do believe that it likely will. Believe you me, I'm no fan of the ultra-religious - I'd really rather both sides leave me alone, but I'd rather discuss religious differences with someone than have a discussion with a militant rationalist as to whether the afterlife exists - because with the latter, there's no argument; they just say, no, it doesn't, full stop; any further discussion on the subject just gets them angry. At least with the former, if they're at all open-minded, you have a basis for an interesting conversation.