Post by goz on Mar 13, 2019 20:55:21 GMT
Mar 10, 2019 22:14:29 GMT goz said:
Since, as a fellow agnostic atheist I don't believe on 'souls', I say that neither humans nor animals have 'souls'.However if you have been reading any of my posts on consciousness, you will have read of my evolutionary theory of consciousness, with it increasing in complexity towards the end point (so far) of human consciousness.
I do believe that on a sliding scale for complexity of brain function, that animals are both sentient and have a certain level of consciousness.
Like you I adore animals, have an emotional connection with them.
I have loved many almost as my children and have fond memories of those that I have loved, and admired many from afar.
IMHO they are functionally the same because to me a soul implies life after death, and I don't believe that is possible.
And you believe that because you worship materialism and the incomplete studies of fallible humans. Science has not been set on any one theory since its inception. Even your pal Faustus has admitted science is not 100% set on any given study or theory.
So to hang your hat on a 'study' is nothing short of idiocy, IMO.
You are amazing! ( if totally wrong about everything )