Are humans animals? Do animals have souls?

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

Humans have souls and are superior to animals (animals do not have souls).

Funny enough scripture disagrees.

My response:

Actually scripture teaches that animals have a spirit - the breath of life - but humans are the ones who rule the earth and the animals. Animals are ignorant and do not have a soul (there is a difference between the soul of a human and the non-soul life of an animal).

At any rate, do you think animals have souls? Are humans animals?

[Kincoboh]

Funny enough scripture disagrees.

My response:

Actually scripture teaches that animals have a spirit - the breath of life - but humans are the ones who rule the earth and the animals. Animals are ignorant and do not have a soul (there is a difference between the soul of a human and the non-soul life of an animal).

At any rate, do you think animals have souls? Are humans animals?

The Abrahamic conception of a soul does not exist.

[Anollasia]

Of course animals have souls.

I consider humans animals, scientifically (like in biology, there is a plant and animal cell, and humans have animal cells), but humans are something more.

[Vamtrl]

Are humans animals? Do animals have souls?

No such thing as souls bruh

[Benuty]

My response:

Actually scripture teaches that animals have a spirit - the breath of life - but humans are the ones who rule the earth and the animals. Animals are ignorant and do not have a soul (there is a difference between the soul of a human and the non-soul life of an animal).

At any rate, do you think animals have souls? Are humans animals?

The Abrahamic conception of a soul does not exist.

From which conception does it say to negate that?

[Dewhurst-Narculis]

No such thing as a soul, machines have "soul", animals (humans included) do not

[The GAmeTopians]

I am going to take this from a science/atheism standpoint and say right out that in many religions and in science there is no such thing as a soul. Animals do, however, have brains comparable to ours, and therefore have thinking/learning power near equal to ours. Therefore, they have as much a right to live as we do. Case in point.

[Transoxthraxia]

No, we're mammals.

[Benuty]

Are humans animals? Do animals have souls?

No such thing as souls bruh

This is purely theological, no point in trying to fit your stolen fedora here Generalite.

[Benuty]

No such thing as a soul, machines have "soul", animals (humans included) do not

I swear what is that a reference to?

[Anollasia]

No, we're mammals.

Mammals are animals.

[Kratu]

Yes humans are animals, also as someone who is rather undecided on the issue of a soul I would say if humans possess souls then so would the other living beings of the Universe.

[Scomagia]

Yes, humans are animals. No, animals don't have souls. That includes humans.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

Humans are animals.
Animals lack souls.
This means us too.

Also, Jesus was black, Ronald Reagan was the devil and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you and good night.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Yep, we are. We just happen to be smarter than your average animal.

[Margno]

Yes, humans are animals, yes, only humans have souls, but superior is an odd way of putting it. Is a cube superior to a square?

[Rastynhaven]

As a Buddhist, I do not believe in the existence of souls.

And yes, humans are animals according to the scientific definition of animals being multicelluar, eukaryotic organisms who are heterotrophic (requires organic food) and lack cell walls.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

We're animals, and animals from a Christian theological standpoint have souls.

/thread

[Kincoboh]

The Abrahamic conception of a soul does not exist.

From which conception does it say to negate that?

No detection of such a thing like a soul that the Abrahamic faiths predict, literally anyway.

[The GAmeTopians]

As a Buddhist, I do not believe in the existence of souls.

And yes, humans are animals according to the scientific definition of animals being multicelluar, eukaryotic organisms who are heterotrophic (requires organic food) and lack cell walls.

Woah, buddhism and atheism just connected in harmony: SCIENCE!!!!!

[Benuty]

Yep, we are. We just happen to be smarter than your average animal.

It seems they have a dissonance in thinking animal means "lacking in sapience" which is patently untrue or worse they could be associating people who call humans animals are basically calling them beasts.

[Dewhurst-Narculis]

No such thing as a soul, machines have "soul", animals (humans included) do not

I swear what is that a reference to?

Think Jeremy Clarkson goes on about that sort of thing but after working with enough old machinery, you find some have human quirks

[Benuty]

From which conception does it say to negate that?

No detection of such a thing like a soul that the Abrahamic faiths predict, literally anyway.

Given its a spiritual concept it would kind of be hard to detect in the first place .

[Archeuland and Baughistan]

No such thing as a soul, machines have "soul", animals (humans included) do not

The Bible says there are souls.

[The GAmeTopians]

No such thing as a soul, machines have "soul", animals (humans included) do not

The Bible says there are souls.

Is the bible correct though? 50+ Religions say no.