For those of you who believe in an afterlife, do you believe that animals have an afterlife or a chance at going to heaven? If not, what is their purpose here on earth? What does your authority (bible, etc.) say?
2007-12-27 20:29:21 · 17 answers · asked by chandiepoo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes Yes Yes.I had one dog for 14 years and I heard Him bark I ran down the stairs and He was cold and dead for many hours.
That was his way of telling me he was safe and happy.
2007-12-27 20:33:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not sure if you are a serious inquirer of just for fun. Anyway the Santhana Dharma which is a way of life prescribed for people in South Asia since the last 5000 years says the law of Karma takes charge, just like Newton's third law, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
The ancient texts state that there are 8,400,000 species of life on this planet including man, insects, fishes, and all other species along with the various types of plants and shrubs and weeds etc.
According to how we lead our lives, our souls transmigrate by ascending or descending to the various species of lives at each birth. Therefore this birth as a Human is a very rare and best opportunity for us to do our best which will then take us to the next level from which we need not take this birth again which is associated with birth, ageing, disease and death.
So the Choice is completely ours whether to follow this or not. You need not believe or accept this because YOU make this decision. However the law of gravity existed long before it was explained in a scientific form. Give this a thought and do some research, don't just jump into conclusions. Some laws may be universal and this could explain why some of us are born prodigy, wholesome whereas some are born with some form of defect or so.
Best wishes
2007-12-27 20:51:17 · answer #2 · answered by Kamalanathan S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only human persons have immortal souls which live on after death. All other creatures cease to be when they die. No animals go to heaven where all is a completely new level of reality and being transcending all else. The joys there supplant all desire for earthly things or past loves. I know from direct experience.
2007-12-27 20:39:05 · answer #3 · answered by Mikelley 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I don't believe that anything has a soul other than human beings. The soul is what gives us our ingrained morality and our deep need for "spirituality". God put this soul within us for us to "need" Him.
No other animals practice religion of any kind. No animals "worship" God or any deity. This is the constraint of being human and the gift of that soul is the life everlasting. What you do in this life will cement your eternal life. Be it with God - or no?
Whatever your choice - your pet will not be with you.
2007-12-27 20:37:19 · answer #4 · answered by craig b 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
MY GRANDFATHER SPOKE OF A PLACE CALLED (HAPPYY HUNTING GROUND),I DO NOT KNOW IF DOGS GO TO HEAVEN OR HAPPY HUNTING GROUND,YET ALL THINGS THAT HAVE A SPIRIT DO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THAT SPIRIT GOES AND SINCE ANIMALS ARE DIFFERENT THAN OURSELVES ,I BELIEVE THAT THEIR SPIRITS DO HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE AFTER WORLD.
2007-12-28 07:47:12 · answer #5 · answered by deerwoman777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe all forms of life go to heaven.
2007-12-27 20:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
How could they? The only way that someone can get to heaven is if they accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and savior plus they condone premarital sex. Or they could become a suicide bomber.
Don't be an idiot. Heaven doesn't exist
2007-12-27 20:39:59 · answer #7 · answered by Chris G 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes
2007-12-27 20:35:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I love dogs,according to scripture,Revelation says dogs are
outside the gates.
2007-12-27 20:37:14 · answer #9 · answered by gwhiz1052 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Carface didnt
2007-12-27 21:10:01 · answer #10 · answered by Yuff 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋