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He denies that there is an afterlife, or even life in the memory of others: "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun."
He denies that there is an afterlife, or even life in the memory of others: "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun."
Consequently, he advises living in the moment: "Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry." He praises life, saying "a living dog is better than a dead lion." (Ecc 9: 4)
Consequently, he advises living in the moment: "Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry." (Ecc 8: 15) He praises life, saying "a living dog is better than a dead lion." (Ecc 9: 4)
He believes prayer is not answered:
He believes prayer is not answered: