Does Your Pet Have a Soul?

[dzammit]

Do you believe your pet and/or animals have a soul?

 

[CKent]

No such thing

 

[Chryso]

Not that I can find anywhere.

 

[Vich]

Originally posted by: dzammit
Do you believe your pet and/or animals have a soul?

Yes

 

[zebano]

Yes, and it belongs to me!! Wahahahaha.

(ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer)

 

[Journer]

where is the option for nothing has a soul?

 

[FP]

Does a chicken have lips?

 

[MiniDoom]

Nefesh or animal soul, yes. Neshamah or human soul, no.

 

[jhayx7]

I swear my cat has the soul of the devil.... She has aroused my slomber many a time with her kitty claw in my juggler.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

The soul is not something you have, it is what you are. The same applies to animals, plants, elementary particles and galaxies.

 

[Syringer]

Originally posted by: Journer
where is the option for nothing has a soul?

 

[FoBoT]

No way! They're dumb animals with no souls.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Cats will try to steal your soul while you're sleeping...


I sold my gerbil's soul to Mephistopheles. I then sent him to Richard Gere's house to ride out his days.

 

[Miramonti]

Yes, she has a sole.

 

[CollectiveUnconscious]

Depends on what your definition of "soul" is. Give me a definition, and I'll give you an answer.

 

[lokiju]

:music:It's OK to eat fish, 'cause they don't have any feelings.:music:

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Syringer

Originally posted by: Journer
where is the option for nothing has a soul?

 

[dzammit]

Originally posted by: CollectiveUnconscious
Depends on what your definition of "soul" is. Give me a definition, and I'll give you an answer.

the unseen seer, the unheard hearer, the unthought thinker, the unknown knower, the Eternal in which space is woven and which is woven in it.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Yes. Anything that's self-aware has a soul.

They don't have spirits however.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Definition from Webster.com

Main Entry: 1soul
Pronunciation: 'sOl
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English soule, from Old English sAwol; akin to Old High German sEula soul
1 : the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individual life
2 a : the spiritual principle embodied in human beings, all rational and spiritual beings, or the universe b capitalized, Christian Science : GOD 1b
3 : a person's total self
4 a : an active or essential part b : a moving spirit : LEADER
5 a : the moral and emotional nature of human beings b : the quality that arouses emotion and sentiment c : spiritual or moral force : FERVOR
6 : PERSON <not a soul in sight>
7 : PERSONIFICATION <she is the soul of integrity>
8 a : a strong positive feeling (as of intense sensitivity and emotional fervor) conveyed especially by black American performers b : NEGRITUDE c : SOUL MUSIC d : SOUL FOOD e : SOUL BROTHER



... Answers ...
Definition 1: perhaps
Definition 2: No, this is the real world not fantasyland. There are no "souls"
Definition 3: No, other species are not humans
Definition 4: Yes, there are moving parts or essential parts for all species, remove the brain and the beast dies, thus the brain is essential.
Definition 5: Brain chemistry likely cause of human "soul" here, many species of animals have brains, so likely that some species will also be a yes here.
Definition 6: nope
Definition 7: Some animals can be personified
Definition 8: Some animals become soul food

 

[Zolty]

Yes, and the earth is 10,000 years old......

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: Journer
where is the option for nothing has a soul?

 

[dennilfloss]

I believe any being that can love has a soul.

 

[chuckywang]

I'm guessing HomeBrewerDude will say no.

 

[Rumpltzer]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
I believe any being that can love has a soul.

How about the fictional beings that only exist in cyber-space.... and then get killed off??