[FourEsters]

If there is no afterlife, there is almost no point.

hi Frank

if we are to most accurately represent Buddhism, in my opinion, it is most accurate to say the point of Buddhism is reaching the perfect & highest peace of Nibbana

following traditional understanding, if Nibbana is not reached in the present life then there will be rebirth in another life

so, imo, to infer rebirth is the point of Buddhism is not really Buddhism

the point of Buddhism is Nibbana, the complete cessation of & freedom from suffering

but if this is not reached, then rebirth comes into play

i think this is the most accurate way to explain traditional understanding of Buddhism

with metta