While this is very different from what Christendom teaches, it is entirely consistent with what the wise man Solomon said under inspiration: “The living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages [in this life], because the remembrance of them has been forgotten.
Ehkki see mõte erineb suurel määral sellest, mida õpetab ristiusu kirik, on see kõigiti kooskõlas sõnadega, mida tark mees Saalomon inspiratsiooni all ütles: ” Elavad teavad, et nad peavad surema, aga surnud ei tea enam midagi ja neil pole enam palka [selles elus], sest mälestus neist ununeb!