do animals have souls?

Originally posted by debbiejo
Well I'm really the Moon. See me every night? It's me!!

I can't say if animals have a soul. Many think they do because according to specialized camera's they put out what some call auras, like people. However, this doesn't mean they have a soul, but reflect some aspect of their temperament or something else. It is interesting to think about though. If they do have a soul then maybe it's an immature soul as compared to ours. But then one has to wonder what really entails owning a soul. Is it personality projecting it's self, a living force of life, a total connected essence to everything else. Or would it be a spirit. OR is a spirit and the soul the same thing?

Why do humans think we are "BETTER" then other animals? We have different skills, but some animals can do things that we could never do.

Well I guess it depends on your definition of a "soul." I myself believe that everything is connected so that would include everything. There are just so many questions without answers yet.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Well I guess it depends on your definition of a "soul." I myself believe that everything is connected so that would include everything. There are just so many questions without answers yet.

Or nothing has a soul, just a connection.

What's a soul and what exactly is a connection?

Originally posted by debbiejo
What's a soul and what exactly is a connection?

I don't know what a soul is. The connection? Nothingness.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Why do humans think we are "BETTER" then other animals? We have different skills, but some animals can do things that we could never do.

Animals (non humans) are not responsible for global warming or mass murder-at least not anywhere on the scale that human beings are.

If anything, human beings have done far more harm than any animal has ever done.

Originally posted by Goddess Kali
Animals (non humans) are not responsible for global warming or mass murder-at least not anywhere on the scale that human beings are.

If anything, human beings have done far more harm than any animal has ever done.

Therefore, maybe they are the ones with a soul, and we are the soulless. 😆

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Therefore, maybe they are the ones with a soul, and we are the soulless. 😆

Zoiks!

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I don't know what a soul is. The connection? Nothingness.

Do you still have your box illustration?

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Why do humans think we are "BETTER" then other animals?

Because we're slow, weak, and clumsy compared to most everything else yet we easily dominate this planet.

We have different skills, but some animals can do things that we could never do.

Most certainly true. Humans have generally been bad stewards of the environment and should take more care of it. I'm especially fond of orcas myself. Shamu is a total badass.

Originally posted by Ytse
Because we're slow, weak, and clumsy compared to most everything else yet we easily dominate this planet...

Wrong answer; I was looking for "arrogance". 😉

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Wrong answer; I was looking for "arrogance". 😉

Well, I'm correct in my assessment anyway. 🙂

Originally posted by Goddess Kali
Animals (non humans) are not responsible for global warming or mass murder-at least not anywhere on the scale that human beings are.

If anything, human beings have done far more harm than any animal has ever done.

The human effects of global warming pale in comparison to the climate change caused by cyanobacteria or even natural phenomena such as massive volcanoes or meteors.

harm is relative. in 2 billion years, whatever animals evolved into the new climate created by us would only exist because of our carbon emissions. we only see it as "harm" because of the temporal nature of human emotion.

Originally posted by inimalist
The human effects of global warming pale in comparison to the climate change caused by cyanobacteria or even natural phenomena such as massive volcanoes or meteorites.

Imagine if the yellowstone caldera blew. Man, that would totally dwarf any negative contributions we've made.

Originally posted by Ytse
Well, I'm correct in my assessment anyway. 🙂

I was just being you... 😛 😂