The purpose of this article is to discuss the impact that internalized beliefs have on defending worldviews that are difficult to challenge. The focus will be on how belief in the soul and afterlife is internalized to mediate fear of death, to determine the importance of culture in guiding particular beliefs, and to maintaining beliefs despite the contradictions that oppose them. Internalized beliefs are defined as learned beliefs that begin in childhood and are difficult to remove once ingrained. According to Ogilvie and Anglin (Revised 2013), it has the ability to “automatically and effortlessly determine the acceptability and unacceptability of ideas that arise in terms of whether or not the information supports their basis or poses a threat to their stability". In other words, once learned the belief appears instinctive; it is also difficult to challenge these internalized beliefs because they are so deeply ingrained in consciousness that they guide life's survival for the future. First let's look more specifically at the afterlife belief and how it impacts the soul's internalized beliefs. When people think about death, they feel a sense of depression and sadness about this idea of ​​the “end” of their life. This in turn causes an imbalance in their internal environment, leading to anxiety and fear of death. To maintain the homeostasis of the internal environment, there is another force that must counterbalance this fear, replacing it with comfort. This comfort is based on faith in the “eternity” of the soul in the afterlife. Therefore the life of the soul continues to live beyond the death of the physical body, thus alleviating the anguish of death, and restoring the homeostasis of the internal mil...... middle of paper......difficult is challenging people's preconceived beliefs with contradictory evidence that refutes them, due to the survival of internalized beliefs. No matter how much evidence scientists may have for the soul's nonexistence, people will continue to believe what they initially believed out of fear of new information that threatens it. Therefore, people are less likely to change their worldview to avoid anxiety and fear, and therefore to turn to culture and religion as a means of comfort. Works Cited Becker, E. (1973). The denial of death. New York: The Free Press. Ogilvie, D., Hamilton, L., Grysman, A. (2012). Chapter 6: Psychology and scientific thinking. Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences, 115.Ogilvie D. M. and Anglin, S. (revised 2013). The anatomy of internalized beliefs. Rutgers, State University of New Jersey Department of Psychology.