Yes, that's better than even what I was only trying to say.

I often say "hope for the best and prepare for the worst", but it needs to be welded to reality. Some people may think hope for the best could mean an after life in heaven or winning the lottery - but that's not realistic. I'll skip imagining the extremist worst for all our sakes.

If you should retain your consciousness after death in some afterlife, its because in the natural system we call reality,

The entire afterlife myth is so absurd. Are you young again? If you got old and senile are you that way forever? I'm not the same person I was as I've forgotten much and learned much since, with many views the same as well as different. None of it makes sense, none of it is consistent, there's no way to know, and there is no evidence or reason to believe it's even possible beyond wishful thinking.

Jordan Peterson has his pros and cons, but I like when asked if he believes in God, Peterson always says that he lives his life as if God were real.

I judge myself more severely than any all-powerful God ever could. For some reason I can overlook other people's flaws, but upon reflection of my own past it's a cringe horror show, and even though they're usually minor by comparison the difference is that I own them for life.