(June 25, 2015 at 5:59 pm)Metis Wrote: Odd topic heading right? I'm intending this more for any Christians in residence but I'd welcome the input of anyone else as well.1. It is not immoral because we have been instructed in the will of our creator and have no right to go against his will. They were explicitly made to serve our needs in this life.
According to more traditional theologies in Christianity, animals do not have an immortal soul. They have "material souls" that die with the body upon death. I've got a couple of questions on this point.
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.
In this line of thinking, would it not be more moral to eat another human and not the cow? The human can move to another plane of existence, the cow faces oblivion.
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?
2. God does not choose that any of his creations suffer, but they themselves may choose eternal separation from his glory. We have been offered the chance of spending eternity with him because he loves us, animals have not been extended this wonderful offer.
