@Ferric67 There are exactly 4 belief classes (context in afterlife) and exactly 4 methods linkable to the 4 beliefs. One method is most demanding and the one belief endorsing it is quickly seen to be the leader.
@Subsumedpat The natural afterlife belief wins. Nature (the cosmos) provides an infinite series of lifetimes to every person. This is an inesapable linear succession rather than progression.