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Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?

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Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
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Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:14 pm
Theists: Do whales, chimps, dogs live into the afterlife?
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:16 pm
I can't answer the question. I'm not a theist.
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:16 pm (This post was last modified: April 10, 2018 at 10:18 pm by vorlon13.)
Nope,

And it is blasphemy to assert they do.


They are not sons of Adam, do not have HUMAN souls, do not share in original sin, and cannot (and do not need to) believe in Jesus nor can they be 'saved'.
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:23 pm
Personally I believe they do, yes
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:24 pm
Only if they have gods that exist. 

So............ that would be no.
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:34 pm
All non human animals are ignostics...
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:40 pm (This post was last modified: April 10, 2018 at 10:43 pm by chimp3. Edit Reason: punctuation )
(April 10, 2018 at 10:23 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Personally I believe they do, yes
Where do they go after death? Do any suffer hell?
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:42 pm
(April 10, 2018 at 10:23 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Personally I believe they do, yes

Wow, interesting. You're an interesting mix, CL

I personally won't address the issue of souls because I'm not sure what that word even means. I have no doubt though that any higher animal such as mammals has the necessary brain complexity to be sentient, self-aware or whatever other word you want to use to describe a creature which thinks, has a conscious awareness of its own existence, has a desire to preserve itself and fears threats to itself.

As to whether or not they have an afterlife... I can't see anyone or thing having an afterlife unless it is provided by supernatural beings (which I rule out) or natural beings which have evolved or advanced to the point where they have the power to grant such a thing to mortals. It would be up to them to decide who/what is worthy of such a gift. I do not presume to even guess what such advanced beings would think as they are too far beyond me for me to realistically put myself in their shoes.
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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:47 pm
Non human animals are more likely to have souls than human animals.

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RE: Do Nonhuman Animals Have Souls?
April 10, 2018 at 10:48 pm (This post was last modified: April 10, 2018 at 10:48 pm by ignoramus.)
(April 10, 2018 at 10:40 pm)chimp3 Wrote:
(April 10, 2018 at 10:23 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Personally I believe they do, yes
Where do they go after death? Do any suffer hell?

I would imagine that only those pure of heart who have never licked their own lala or sniffed another's behind prior to marriage would go to heaven ...

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