(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.
