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Are there animals in heaven?

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Are there animals in heaven?
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 5:37 pm
If The Flintstones have taught us anything, it's that pelicans can be used to mix cement.

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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 6:33 pm
I have no idea whether there are animals in heaven, but it's a pretty safe bet that Hell is filled with scorched hamsters.

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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 6:42 pm
(October 31, 2015 at 4:51 pm)Mermaid Wrote: Are there animals in heaven?

Yes
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 6:47 pm
There are no animals in heaven, or people, or angels, or anything else. There is no heaven.



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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 7:04 pm
I was taught that animals do not have souls, and therefore do not go to heaven.

That's very hard for an xtian child who has just lost a beloved pet to hear.
Heck, even as an adult . . . the "rainbow bridge" fantasy, that has your long-lost pet running into your arms a few seconds after you kick the bucket - yeah, it's tempting.

That's one reason we need to raise atheist kids.  We can approach death in a more rational manner, without filling their heads with a fantasy of the afterlife.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 7:11 pm
(October 31, 2015 at 7:04 pm)drfuzzy Wrote: I was taught that animals do not have souls, and therefore do not go to heaven.

That's very hard for an xtian child who has just lost a beloved pet to hear.
Heck, even as an adult . . . the "rainbow bridge" fantasy, that has your long-lost pet running into your arms a few seconds after you kick the bucket - yeah, it's tempting.

That's one reason we need to raise atheist kids.  We can approach death in a more rational manner, without filling their heads with a fantasy of the afterlife.

Yeah. I live in a rural area. I've had pets throughout my childhood and teen years. I'm used to grass, trees, and flowers. Don't tell me there's none of that in heaven, because I won't want to go.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 7:19 pm
(October 31, 2015 at 6:42 pm)Huggy74 Wrote:
(October 31, 2015 at 4:51 pm)Mermaid Wrote: Are there animals in heaven?

Yes

So do they get into heaven despite having no souls? Why doesn't the Bible talk about it if there are animals in heaven? (or am I mistaken?)
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 7:20 pm
There would be horse's asses in heaven... if there were a heaven.
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 7:35 pm
And lots of cockspittle!
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RE: Are there animals in heaven?
October 31, 2015 at 7:48 pm
(October 31, 2015 at 7:19 pm)Mermaid Wrote:
(October 31, 2015 at 6:42 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: Yes

So do they get into heaven despite having no souls? Why doesn't the Bible talk about it if there are animals in heaven? (or am I mistaken?)
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Quote:Isaiah 11
6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.
9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
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