Do animals have souls?

Do animals have souls? Mar 11, 2019 2:28:39 GMT rachelcarson1953 likes this

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Post by goz on Mar 11, 2019 2:28:39 GMT

Mar 11, 2019 1:26:07 GMT rachelcarson1953 said:

Mar 11, 2019 1:14:22 GMT goz said:

To me, soul and sentience are pretty much interchangeable, and I prefer sentience because of the religious connotations of the word 'soul' and of course the afterlife thing!

Yeah, I see your point, especially the afterlife thing, but I still like this quote:

I love cats because I love my home and after a while they become its visible soul. - Jean Cocteau

(yes, I am the crazy cat lady)

Yes, indeed. There are certain acquired traditional meanings of the word that are rather lovely if you ignore the limited meaning of the Christian 'soul'

'Soul' music, 'heart and soul' 'to feel something in your soul' etc