...and for the sake of the question we'll suppose humans have a soul. What makes you think they do or don't?
2007-08-11 11:01:31 · 14 answers · asked by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Of course they do, they are just like us in many ways.
2007-08-11 11:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by Running Gal 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you define "soul" as knowledge of right from wrong . . . then the obvious question is: do animals know right from wrong? If your answer is no, then your other answer to the question of whether animals have souls is obviously "no" as well.
But if you could ask your dog what their definition of the soul would be, I imagine they might answer something like "the soul is the ability to feel pain, fear, hope, anger, love, hunger, satisfaction, happiness, excitement, comfort and discomfort, friendship, play, enemies, etc" I suspect an infant or even a young child would be more inclined to agree with your dogs definition than with the more exalted one of "knowledge of right from wrong".
Knowledge of right from wrong is a more advanced form of consciousness than what dogs and cats and young children have access to. But there are also forms of consciousness that many human beings have access to that are more advanced than the relatively simple one of knowing right from wrong. Such an individual might have a very different definition of "soul". So soul is a relative term depending on an individual's level of consciousness, and there is no reason one defintion should hold a monopoly over the others, except for that those individuals "think" it ought to.
2007-08-11 11:12:48 · answer #2 · answered by нƐ∂ıɣƐн 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course animals have souls, every living thing has a soul.
Looking closely at our family dog, his eyes are very soulful. Following our every moves, just like a baby, he takes in everything,
All living things have souls.
2007-08-12 04:39:35 · answer #3 · answered by lazybird2006 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
human beings have souls whether we r religious or not coz there r many examples around us like in the books, movies, myths and even preachings that talk about life, death and life after death. what will happen to our souls after we die, or what happens to them during death.
animals have souls according to Christianity and budhism. but Muslims believe that in the day of judgement, their souls will be turned into sand so they wont be judged like human beings.
How much any of that is true depends on who wants to believe what.
2007-08-11 11:49:11 · answer #4 · answered by ?beauty? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why not? god created them too. the difference from humans is they don't have consciences...they do things by nature, not by choice; which is why i believe they would all go to heaven (if there is one).
2007-08-11 11:11:22 · answer #5 · answered by irvingfan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do because they are living creatures.
2007-08-11 11:12:36 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Zoey ♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they do
all living things do (with obvious exceptions, like plants)
2007-08-11 11:11:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes both..its in their personality
2007-08-11 11:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
of course
they're all living like us
2007-08-11 11:08:25 · answer #9 · answered by A.M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they do
2007-08-11 11:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by AngelEyes_0777 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋