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#11023 - Apr 13, 2009 05:37 PM
Do animals have souls?
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#11177 - Apr 20, 2009 02:15 PM
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Bill White
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Having multiple reef aquariums in my home, and watching the ecosystems that thrive in them, I can unquestioningly tell you that from the lowest life forms to the highest (as far as complexity is concerned), I feel quite certain animals have souls. I think the bigger questions is are there people in our world right now who don't have souls.
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#11315 - Apr 25, 2009 07:36 AM
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Richard Chan
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They absolutely have a soul. My dog has an old soul and he is very wise giving me advice!
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#11467 - May 1, 2009 05:54 PM
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Ha as an animal lover, I have to admit, I never question if an animal has a spirit or soul -- BUT there are people that have made me wonder ....
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#11551 - May 5, 2009 10:26 AM
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Hmm...It's an interesting question. What do we mean when we say "soul"?
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#11553 - May 5, 2009 12:21 PM
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KarynM
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Hey, Bill!
You know, you bring up a very interesting point. Most people, I think, can easily accept the idea the cats and dogs have souls. But would those same people be able to say the same thing about a goldfish? Or a frog? A grasshopper? We're all part of the design, I'm sure, but it seems a lot more recognizable in animals that snuggle against us or hang on our every word. I guess that makes humans an awfully vain and arrogant species, doesn't it? Of course, Jainists have long believed that every living creature possesses a soul.
It's also interesting that the majority of people answering the poll answered that they hope animals have souls. Hmmm.
Good point about people too. lol!
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#11555 - May 5, 2009 12:23 PM
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Hmm...It's an interesting question. What do we mean when we say "soul"?
In the traditional sense--a devine essence that returns 'home' after death in the physical plane.
So...what do ya' think?
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#11871 - May 8, 2009 01:18 PM
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KarynM
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Well said, Leena! ;-)
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#11907 - May 9, 2009 01:27 AM
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I believe the soul is that part of us that is totally connected to the earth, other species, and everything that springs from the earth and whether or not we recognize it is immaterial to its' existence.
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#12013 - May 12, 2009 05:32 AM
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ihi i am vichi i am really agree with the comment that the animal has a soul they are the next follower of human being.
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#12517 - Jun 2, 2009 06:01 PM
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Morgana Rae
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Whether they have souls or not is immaterial (get the pun?). You might as well debate whether human beings have soul. It's a question of religious, philosophical, and personal opinion.
Animals have feelings: they love, they grieve, they feel pleasure and they feel pain. (I write this as my wonderfully needy cat snuggles against my hip.) For that reason alone, animals deserve our care, kindness, and respect. Even if we eat them.
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#12563 - Jun 4, 2009 12:00 PM
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Very well put, Morgana. As an avid hunter, I agree strongly with your last sentence. One of the main reasons I hunt is that, as a carnivore, I know I am responsible for the taking of animal lives. I prefer the blood be on my hands, literally, than to pay someone to neatly package animal parts so I don't have to think about where they came from, or how the animals were (mis)treated.
As a hunter, I know I do my part to make sure any animal I am
going to eat is killed in the most humane manner possible (far more humanely than any non-human predator would use).
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#12565 - Jun 4, 2009 12:16 PM
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KarynM
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Animals have feelings: they love, they grieve, they feel pleasure and they feel pain. (I write this as my wonderfully needy cat snuggles against my hip.) For that reason alone, animals deserve our care, kindness, and respect. Even if we eat them.
Indeed they do...and to echo John, well said. ;-)
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