Footnote

b The Bible gives no support for belief in an immortal soul or spirit that survives death. (See Genesis 2:7; Ezekiel 18:4, 20.) For more detailed information on this subject, see the book Mankind’s Search for God, pages 52-7, 75, and its index under “Immortal soul, belief in.” This book is published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.