Still a popular teaching, this concept finds no support in the Bible, which states: “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all. ” ​ — Ecclesiastes 9: 5.
Ehkki see on ikka veel populaarne õpetus, ei toeta Piibel sedalaadi käsitust mitte mingil moel, vaid ütleb: „Elavad teavad, et nad peavad surema, aga surnud ei tea enam midagi ”.