stevestory
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The science is coming out fast and furious at UD!
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AaronS1978
June 16, 2021 at 10:51 am
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No no no no it’s not Catholic doctrine
The only thing in Catholic doctrine is we have a rational soul that is eternal
This is an in-house issue that is hotly debated like the death penalty
I’m Catholic I am most certainly of the opinion that my fur babies and my scaly friends have souls
Honestly I think all of life does
Just we’re the ones made in god’s image
And have the capacity to disobey God’s law
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Davidl1
June 16, 2021 at 11:43 am
I’m certainly not an expert on these things, but I think there is Biblical support for the idea that animals are more than automatons.
Genesis 9:5 says that God would demand an accounting from “each animal” (in addition to humans), and Genesis 9:9, 10 says that God established a covenant with both humans and animals. Both of those scriptures indicate that animals have free will and are not just automatons
Nephesh, the word that is translated to soul, is used to describe both animals and humans.
Ecclesiastes talks about how humans and animals have the same eventuality. I think Ecclesiastes also talks about what happens to the “spirit” of an animal when it dies.
Frankly, It’s hard to see anything that supports the idea that animals are just meat robots (as somebody here has posted in the past). |
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