Kill and eat animals because they taste good. Do not kill for sport.

Don't eat people because I fear Kuru.

(June 25, 2015 at 5:59 pm)Metis Wrote: 1. If animals do not have immortal souls and death is the end, why is it fine to kill them? You're not just killing their bodies, you're destroying their souls, erasing them from existence. We know animals can experience physical pain, even loss if one observes the behavior of packs and herds when a member of it dies. It's immoral to kill a human, but perfectly acceptable to kill a cow because you might be hungry.

It's fine to kill animals because one of the reasons God created animals was to provide food for us. Animals eat other animals for the same reason. God also gave mankind dominion over the animals, with the responsibility to care for his creation.

Quote:2. If animals do not have immortal souls, that means after death they cannot be tortured forever after death for displeasing God. Isn't God showing more mercy to animals that displease him than he does to the creatures supposedly made Imago Dei ? Does God like animals more than he does people?

I don't think animals have the ability to displease God. He didn't give them the ability to distinguish right from wrong and, therefore doesn't hold them accountable. I don't know if God loves animals or humans more, but he gave humans the opportunity to live for eternity with him. He didn't say whether there would be any animals there or not.

(June 25, 2015 at 9:57 pm)Lek Wrote:

(June 25, 2015 at 5:59 pm)Metis Wrote: 1. If animals do not have immortal souls and death is the end, why is it fine to kill them? You're not just killing their bodies, you're destroying their souls, erasing them from existence. We know animals can experience physical pain, even loss if one observes the behavior of packs and herds when a member of it dies. It's immoral to kill a human, but perfectly acceptable to kill a cow because you might be hungry.

It's fine to kill animals because one of the reasons God created animals was to provide food for us.  Animals eat other animals for the same reason.  God also gave mankind dominion over the animals, with the responsibility to care for his creation.

Quote:2. If animals do not have immortal souls, that means after death they cannot be tortured forever after death for displeasing God. Isn't God showing more mercy to animals that displease him than he does to the creatures supposedly made Imago Dei ? Does God like animals more than he does people?

I don't think animals have the ability to displease God.  He didn't give them the ability to distinguish right from wrong and, therefore doesn't hold them accountable.  I don't know if God loves animals or humans more, but he gave humans the opportunity to live for eternity with him.  He didn't say whether there would be any animals there or not.

You do realize there are animals on the planet with the intelligence of a 5 year olds. Even dolphins can be trained and even understand what
humans want from them. So what you guys are not going to teach dolphins or any smart enough animal about god oh wait animals aren't allowed into heaven.

Does the tooth fairy love molars more than incisors? Does Thor love thunder more than lightening. Will Batman ever marry Batgirl? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop? The World May Never Know<-----Last quip was an actual line in a 1970 candy add for Tootsie Pops.

(June 25, 2015 at 10:00 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Does the tooth fairy love molars more than incisors? Does Thor love thunder more than lightening. Will Batman ever marry Batgirl? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop? The World May Never Know<-----Last quip was an actual line in a 1970 candy add for Tootsie Pops.

I know how many licks it takes to get to center for her 

Quote: You do realize there are animals on the planet with the intelligence of a 5 year olds.

Gives them a leg up on most xtians, huh.

(June 25, 2015 at 10:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote:

Quote: You do realize there are animals on the planet with the intelligence of a 5 year olds.

Gives them a leg up on most xtians, huh.

It sure does i have seen my 5 year old cousin at that age you would think he would believe in god but
its the exact opposite he said to me he doesn't believe i was like... you go kid your going places don't let anyone
tell you what to think.

(June 25, 2015 at 6:29 pm)Coreni Wrote: Considering that if you lock a crow in a cage, and abuse it and let it go. Then it will remember your face for some years and warn the crow community. And if it sees your face it will attack you.

I have to ask, who the fuck discovered this?

Sick as it may sound, love animals blah blah but I'd love to test the theory.

Catholics eat people every Sunday and nobody bats an eye

God obviously thought more of animals than he did of women. How else does on interpret God parading all animals before Adam so that he could choose a helpmeet. It was only after Adam said no that God got around to creating Eve.