2006-12-28 23:51:56 · 17 answers · asked by Atlas 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They do. The Bible says the soul is the blood and dies with the body. When the Israelites sacrificed the lamb on the alter, they were to first slit its throat and allow its soul to pour out on the ground.
As for the Spirit of Life, the Bible says we share it with all form of life, neither being greater than the other.
2006-12-28 23:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm pretty sure they do. Everyone needs a soul to live. When it leaves their body, they die. I think it's the same for animals, though it might not be. If you have any more questions about apes, squirrels and aardvarks, you should try google.
2006-12-28 23:55:10 · answer #2 · answered by addict for dramatic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An ape has a spirit, not an individual soul. That is, he sees himself as Ape. Same with squirrels and aardvarks: they do not have individual souls, but a spirit which is common to their entire species.
2006-12-28 23:54:13 · answer #3 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
u don't need a soul to live..its just an internal personality type of life..people say u have lost ur soul..that doesn't mean u r dead...having no soul isn't a measure of whether u r alive or not.
2006-12-28 23:55:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know that animals don't have souls? I think every living creature large and small have a soul!
2006-12-28 23:56:48 · answer #5 · answered by Pamela V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one knows the answer to this question. Not even you. No one can prove humans have a soul either.
2006-12-28 23:54:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe animals have a soul.... defined as mind, will, emotions, the physical brain doing these functions. They don't have a spirit.
2006-12-28 23:56:42 · answer #7 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do. They are just like us. They are not their bodies, they are their souls. They HAVE bodies, but they ARE souls. This applies to every living creature, not just humans.
2006-12-28 23:59:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need a sould to live.. you need major organs and food and air. God gave ppl souls.
2006-12-28 23:54:51 · answer #9 · answered by Tiffany Seymour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are actually driven around by naughty little demons with cute names like belzizip and bobbobalob
2006-12-28 23:57:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋