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Do you think animals have souls

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Cass, Jun 15, 2014.

  1. Cass

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    Obviously this question is mostly for people who believe that there is a a such thing as a soul. You don't have to share my religious belief I'm just curious to what you guys think


    P.s. Be nice :slight_smile:
     
  2. CharlsOn

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    Why shouldn't they have one?
     
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    I think they do - they all react in different ways so they clearly have independent thought, so what's to say they don't have souls?
     
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    No. People don't either.
     
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    I believe they do, but that's just me.
     
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    Yes. ^.^
     
  7. Jay47

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    If people do, then they do. Not saying people do or don't. But there is an essence of someone that is their own personality and once you really get to know a dog, you can't say they don't have personality.
     
  8. CharlsOn

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    Btw, what would you consider to be the thing called "soul".
    I can't imagine anything like that.
     
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    I don't believe in souls, so I can't answer this directly. What I do believe, though, is that animals are sentient beings, and should be treated compassionately and respectfully. I also believe humans are animals, though I find respect for some humans rather exhausting.

    Mind you, if my cat has a soul, she's going to hell. She is pure, adorable evil.
     
  10. biffle50

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    Yes I do think animals have souls.
     
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    Well, I believe people have souls and I haven't felt anything that suggests animals don't have 'em. So yep.
     
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    Absolutely yes. I have my reasons for believing in souls, and there's no reason to expect that animals don't have them also.
     
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    Yes. I think flowers have souls as well.
     
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    Nope. Don't think humans do either for that matter.
     
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    Of course
     
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    Nope. I don't believe that souls exist. Our personalities, our emotions are nothing more than electrical signals and chemical reactions in the brain.
     
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    I think some do. I believe humans have souls, even the dangerous sociopaths, as dysfunctional as their souls are. It's difficult to defend something that isn't tangible. People believe all kinds of things without evidence and sometimes people create fake evidence. My dad believes that a spaceship crashed into earth and that humans stole modern technology from the dead aliens.

    Now I am wondering if the fleas have souls. Also flesh eating insects... I wonder if they have souls. Maybe it is a hive mind or something else entirely.
     
  18. Cass

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    Well my idea of a soul is like someone/things soul. I believe every sentient being has one. This however is purely my own opinion, and may vary from what others consider a "soul"

    These are all good answers. It's cool to see what everyone thinks

    ---------- Post added 15th Jun 2014 at 07:54 PM ----------

    Hahaha :roflmao:
     
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    I like to believe everything has a semblance of soul. As for animals, I say the do have souls as much as we do.
     
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    hmmm, can't say for sure, but i'd like to think that they do. dogs and cats are proof =)