Comments on: Weekend Poll: Do Animals Have Souls?

By: MaineMom

MaineMom — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:39:44 +0000

Definitely, if the dictiionary definition of soul, “thought, action and emotion,” are applied to animals also. Many religions believe the essence of life to be in all living things, even wood. How else can I explain how I, or my cats and dogs, pick up positive or negative vibes in houses decades after the manditory real estate disclosures have expired?

By: cats

cats — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:41:15 +0000

I can see my Rockie (Cat) is waiting to greet me from his house with a white picket fence.

I dreamt about it after he left this earth and the screen saver I have with cats in it has a picture similar to what I dreamt about.

If I have a soul, Rockie and all my other pets do. I believe we are souls that enter bodies.

By: Anon

Anon — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:35:09 +0000

Where’s the proof that people or anything else has a soul?

By: theAsocialApe

theAsocialApe — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:08:20 +0000

no. they don’t.
souls are as real as santa claus, or the great pumpkin.
animals including humans, plants, rocks and everything else have no soul.

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:12:55 +0000

Last time I was in a biology class, there was no debate: humans (aka Homo sapiens) are animals.

So the question really is, do *we* have souls?

By: Auntbarbiedoll

Auntbarbiedoll — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:12:18 +0000

To the lady who has tombstone of her pet by hers,,,,,GOOD FOR YOU.
If they give ya a lot of ssxx, tell them thats your ex husband buried there.
hahaha. My first husband golden retriever was named dumbass,,,,I asked
why he named him after himself,,,,

By: Auntbarbiedoll

Auntbarbiedoll — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 02:08:00 +0000

Being 63 and had surgeries and died but brought back, here is what I saw.
Meeting me was my deceased father and his beloved dog Shep, as I gazed
about I saw cats, dogs, birds, wild life, and other animals. I often asked my minister father if animals don’t get to go then why were they made as he made us,,,,and to a man who was mean to his dog I said, you should treat animals better because they may be guards at the gate,,,,and not let your
sorry butt in. I have a black cat who dances to soul music and hey she has soul. hehe. She also gets on her back and moves to music. I have a poodle,cat, birds, fish, and hope they are all there when I go.

By: Geff

Geff — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:14:40 +0000

My kitty does. Not sure about the US or Chinese Governments & their respective corporations, though.

Earlier today, while trying to shop for food that wouldn’t be likely to kill me, the following thought went through my mind,

“Those Chinese Corporate bastards”. Is there anyone else here old enough to realize just how ironic that is?

By: 3FURS

3FURS — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:19:27 +0000

Linda, Thank you for that site. I am going to get that book “Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates”. Although, I always believed that our pet’s go to heaven, I want that book. And I want to share it with some people.

By: Traci

Traci — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:44:02 +0000

I agree Terri. I am going agnostic “I don’t know” on the issue of “souls” but, otherwise, they have them (if we have them).

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:41:31 +0000

See: The Souls of Animals - http://www.coldnosesbook.com/a.....nimals.htm

By: nora

nora — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:16:39 +0000

Well said Silverman. God created them as he created us. I even feel that some animals I have known in my life were already Angels, such great souls they posessed.

By: Terri Silverman

Terri Silverman — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:01:40 +0000

If we (humans) have souls, so do animals. If we do not, neither do they.

Ultimately, we all come from the same source.

By: 3FURS

3FURS — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:27:57 +0000

All living beings have a soul. An animal will only kill for it’s survival. A human should only kill for his/her survival. Otherwise it’s murder, be it an animal or another human. Outside of survival, an animal is an innocent, harmless creation of GOD. They should be treated kindly by humans who are given more abilities. To make an animal vicious, takes a human, with their superior abilities, to abuse and torture it, until it has to fight, AGAIN for it’s survival. In many cases, the animal is the superior species.

By: Lin Goodman

Lin Goodman — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:17:42 +0000

some animals seem to be more soulful than some humans do, tho