Questions about strong acceptance of rebirth?

In a nutshell, the Buddha's teaching is: - self-views ("I have a self" and/or "I have no self") must be avoided - craving is a precondition for suffering, thus we must train ourselves to gain control over craving and, finally, to eradicate it - nihilism ("non existence") and/or existentialism ("existence") must be avoided - being spiritual or having spiritual views is better than being materialistic or having materialistic views - extremes must be avoided (middle way) I'm wondering WHY a strong belief in rebirth does not conform with the above Buddha's teachings? I really want to understand the WHY behind it. WHY a belief in rebirth does not lead to the cessation of suffering? WHY somebody who **strongly accepts rebirth** (read the below case to see what I mean by "strongly accepting rebirth") can't attain Nibanna? Please respond to the below questions that I provided and then if you wish give your explanations/answers. ********* CASE a) Suppose person X **STRONGLY ACCEPTS REBIRTH** by claiming: ***"There's NO WAY that after death there is no life. Life after death doesn't stop. Life after death is real. Life after death can't stop."*** When asked *"Can life after death come to an end for an arahat?"* person X would answer: *"No. There's NO WAY life after death can come to an end. Life after death does not come to an end for all beings, even if a being is an arahat or attained enlightenment (Nirvana).*". When asked "*Is there at least any tinyyyy possibility life after death can come to an end for an arahat?*" person X would answer: *"No. There's NO WAY! I know there's no way! NO WAY."*. Suppose person X is very sturdy and close minded and there's no way person X will change his/her views about life after death, not even if somebody would threaten his/her life and would actually kill him/her. Questions: **1a.** Is strong acceptance of rebirth in the above scenario, a result of craving? Why? **2a.** Is strong acceptance of rebirth in the above scenario, a result of nihilistic ("non existence") and/or eternalists ("existence") views? Why? **3a.** Is strong acceptance of rebirth in the above scenario, a result of a view regarding self ("I have a self" and/or "I have no self")? Why? **4a.** Can an arahat strongly accept rebirth, just like person X in the example above? Why?