Animals

[rahul_sharma]

I would like to know Different religions view on Animals.
I wanted to add this view on "God's interview" thread but i was not aware with different religions view , like...

1) Why are animals created?

2) Animals have souls?

3) If yes , then what is the difference between Animal soul and Human soul?

4) If yes , what happens to Animals soul after death?

5) Why Humans are allowed/notallowed to eat Animals?

 

[coyoteBR]

Hello, Rahul. Christian Spiritist here, try and answer the best I can.

1) first and foremost, because without'em, this planet could not support life at all. thei were necessary to ecological balance, to make the soil fertile, in the end, to keep this wonderful machine, this amazing, complex coletive being God Created and we call Earth working and well. Also
- to serve ans a fundamental key on evolution and in the development of the human race as we know today.
- to help men in their chores.

2) hm, tough one. I still don't have an personal opinion about this, need to learn more. What I tend to believe is that animals have a... Vital Principle, a Spark from the Creator. It's not a complete soul, with all the free will it receives, but is a start. Also they don't act in pure instinct, otherwise would not be so many relates of animals in the afterlife. Probably this Vital Principle evolves, like everything, and, with the permission of God, can became a human soul, starting simple and ignorant. But, once on this stage, it will not go back to an animal body.

3) and 4) guess I answered already. Can't say much about that, because I don't know

5) It is not forbidden, but adviced against, specially in the days one will work on the spiritist house, transmiting Jesus Words to the incarnated and desincarnated brothers. the reason is phisiologic. Meat is very hard to be digested and can cause... disconfort, may turn the body more... heavy, more earth-ly, making more difficult the contact with the workers from the other plane. But forbidden, forbidden,... nope, it isn't.

 

[Illuminatus]

Do animals have souls? Hard question. The only thing I'll say is that my dog (who I miss a lot) sure seemed to. It was uncanny how human he could seem at times.

 

[jlujan69]

I would like to know Different religions view on Animals.
I wanted to add this view on "God's interview" thread but i was not aware with different religions view , like...

1) Why are animals created?
--To give glory to God, as is all creation. Animals themselves cannot give glory to God as humans, but as part of creation itself, they do.
2) Animals have souls?
--Not as humans do. However, it is possible to break the "spirit" of certain animals.
3) If yes , then what is the difference between Animal soul and Human soul?
-- Man was created in God's image and had the "breath of life" breathed into him. As far as I know, animals were not and did not.
4) If yes , what happens to Animals soul after death?
--They don't have one, so they return to the earth.
5) Why Humans are allowed/notallowed to eat Animals?
--Adam was given dominion over the earth, including the animals. After the flood, Noah and all his descendents were given the command to subdue the earth as Adam had. Also, God put the fear of man into animals. The Bible allows for meat eating, but doesn't mandate it.
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Granted, this is hardly an in-depth analysis. This is simply my opinion based upon my understanding of Scripture.

 

[Bevlina]

Do animals have souls? Hard question. The only thing I'll say is that my dog (who I miss a lot) sure seemed to. It was uncanny how human he could seem at times.

Did you know the word animal actually means 'soul'? Pretty interesting huh?

 

[morningstar2651]

Did you know the word animal actually means 'soul'? Pretty interesting huh?

Yep, anima is Latin for soul.

 

[vedickings]

Yep, anima is Latin for soul.

Wow, I did not know that, cool!

This is a great place to learn

 

[Illuminatus]

It shows how much of my Latin I've forgotten that I didn't know that. *bad Illuminatus*

 

[tulc]

1) Why are animals created?

because it's bad to cook people at a BBQ?

2) Animals have souls?

Animals have souls?

3) If yes , then what is the difference between Animal soul and Human soul?

see answer #2

4) If yes , what happens to Animals soul after death?

Uhmm the big BBQ in the sky?

5) Why Humans are allowed/notallowed to eat Animals?

see answer #1
tulc(hmm looks like I might need more coffee)

 

[Kris_J]

1) Why are animals created?
Cos it pleases God.

2) Animals have souls?
I believe yes.

3) If yes , then what is the difference between Animal soul and Human soul?
What is the difference between apples & oranges?

4) If yes , what happens to Animals soul after death?
It depends on what God has designed for them.

5) Why Humans are allowed/notallowed to eat Animals?

It depends on your agreement with the creator of the animals. Are animals allowed/not allowed to eat humans?
Or "are aliens allowed/not allowed to farm humans?".

 

[vedickings]

[/b]because it's bad to cook people at a BBQ?

Who said we humans had to BBQ anything?

[/color]Animals have souls?

You dont think animals have a soul? If so then how do animals move and breath like us human who have a soul? What happens when the soul leaves the human body? The body dies. So are animals the living dead?

 

[Kris_J]

What happens when the soul leaves the human body? The body dies. So are animals the living dead?

Hahaha. Good point. I don't play with the living dead.

 

[Illuminatus]

So are animals the living dead?

Get some holy water and find out.

 

[tulc]

So are animals the living dead?

I don't know, can they do this?

Who said we humans had to BBQ anything?

What are we going to do with all that charcoal if we don't have a BBQ? Not to mention all those poor people "down under"! Where are they going to throw all those poor shrimp if there is no barbie to throw it on?
tulc(no animals were injured in creating this post...altho I may have violated a couple of international treaties and copyright laws)

 

[vedickings]

I don't know, can they do this?

What are we going to do with all that charcoal if we don't have a BBQ? Not to mention all those poor people "down under"! Where are they going to throw all those poor shrimp if there is no barbie to throw it on?
tulc(no animals were injured in creating this post...altho I may have violated a couple of international treaties and copyright laws)

So are you saying that animals are only created for us humans to eat, and nothing eale? If so, I can see why christians (I'm not speaking for all christians) do not feel bad about killing animals and eatting them, even with other types of foods around.

And the reason christians don't feel bad or have compassion for animals is because animals have no soul, base on the Bible.

Is this the reason for the sport hunting? If so their mush be a lot of christian hunters.

If christians really believe that animals have no soul, then this is something beyound my understanding. In my view all things have a soul, even the rocks.

 

[vedickings]

Can any christian explain how animals can live without a soul?


Thanks

 

[g4goddess]

not all christians believe the same.

i personally believe that animals and plants do have a type of soul, just different than ours.

 

[rahul_sharma]

So every Christian has different view on Animals?

But what Bible says, i am intrested in that....Can anybody explain answers of these questions wrt Bible?

 

[rahul_sharma]

Can any Muslim answer these questions wrt to Quran?

 

[Lokisdottir]

I would like to know Different religions view on Animals.
I wanted to add this view on "God's interview" thread but i was not aware with different religions view , like...

1) Why are animals created?
Why is any life created at all?

2) Animals have souls?
Most definitely.

3) If yes , then what is the difference between Animal soul and Human soul?
I'm not really sure. I don't think it much matters.

4) If yes , what happens to Animals soul after death?
Probably the same thing that happens to humans' souls. It could be: 1) reincarnation, 2) Hel, the peaceful realm of the dead, or 3) the halls of Asgard.

5) Why Humans are allowed/notallowed to eat Animals?
We're sort of in between on this. We don't believe animals were created specifically for humans, but we tend to be meat-eaters.