This is one question I have been pondering on. In Nigeria, it's very easy to label someone as an atheist, making it very clear that many Nigerians don't even know the meaning of the word 'atheist' or 'atheism'. It's a common thing in this part of the world to see people as atheists when they try to question some religious dogmas that we have been made to believe for so long. Before you read further, it should be noted clearly that I'm not an atheist.

Different religious ideas abound in the world that give diverse descriptions of how humans started and how humans will end their journey. This has given me that personal conviction that the 'Supreme Force', who many see as a man with white beards, sitting above the clouds, does NOT even recognize any religion! The 'soul' is one vital aspect of the various religious ideas which is believed by many to leave the body at death. While some think the soul will face judgement thereafter, others think this same soul will continue to hover around.

If man knows where he's going to when he dies, how come he still doesn't know where the souls of animals go to when they stop breathing? To argue that animals do not have souls is just too crappy to accept. To ever nurse the feeling that the souls of animals die with them when they stop breathing is just too hypocritical to consider, when it's very clear that humans are animals too. Respiration, Reproduction, Feeding, Movement, etc are all common traits among humans and 'animals'. If we want to say the Supreme Being created man specially with the powers to think and create, and for that reason, should be entitled to a soul alone, animals think and create too! Look at the birds; can you weave the nests they make? Not even with your hands that can hold things like the prehensile tails of monkeys!

It seems man doesn't really know what becomes of him after death because if man knew, he would have used his knowledge to discover what happens to the 'souls' of animals that we all can see exhibiting life and emotions as we do in their various ways.

Readers' opinions are welcomed.

It just vanish.
Funny how the rat that ate the "life-time" original copy of an innocent nigga certificate, dies and just "VANISH". While person wey thief N20 inside market gets caught, recieve the beating of centuries, dies and the "go to hell"

Rapmoney:
This is one question I have been pondering on. In Nigeria, it's very easy to label someone as an atheist, making it very clear that many Nigerians don't even know the meaning of the word 'atheist' or 'atheism'. It's a common thing in this part of the world to see people as atheists when they try to question some religious dogmas that we have been made to believe for so long. Before you read further, it should be noted clearly that I'm not an atheist.

Different religious ideas abound in the world that give diverse descriptions of how humans started and how humans will end their journey. This has given me that personal conviction that the 'Supreme Force', who many see as a man with white beards, sitting above the clouds, does NOT even recognize any religion! The 'soul' is one vital aspect of the various religious ideas which is believed by many to leave the body at death. While some think the soul will face judgement thereafter, others think this same soul will continue to hover around.

If man knows where he's going to when he dies, how come he still doesn't know where the souls of animals go to when they stop breathing? To argue that animals do not have souls is just too crappy to accept. To ever nurse the feeling that the souls of animals die with them when they stop breathing is just too hypocritical to consider, when it's very clear that humans are animals too. Respiration, Reproduction, Feeding, Movement, etc are all common traits among humans and 'animals'. If we want to say the Supreme Being created man specially with the powers to think and create, and for that reason, should be entitled to a soul alone, animals think and create too! Look at the birds; can you weave the nests they make? Not even with your hands that can hold things like the prehensile tails of monkeys!

It seems man doesn't really know what becomes of him after death because if man knew, he would have used his knowledge to discover what happens to the 'souls' of animals that we all can see exhibiting life and emotions as we do in their various ways.

Readers' opinions are welcomed.

From where you knew animals have a soul ask where they go after death,pretty simple.

Eddlad:


From where you knew animals have a soul ask where they go after death,pretty simple.

So you believe animals do not have souls?

Rapmoney:
So you believe animals do not have souls?

EXACTLY, animals have no soul, if what you are referring to is an eternal soul. I am not saying that there are type of souls.

The ONLY reason why man has an ETERNAL SOUL AND SPIRIT is because man was created in the image of an ETERNAL GOD.

So, for animals to have soul, means they were created after God's spirit(image) which is not so.

Nowhere. They are not yet intelligent enough to make up fables.

FearGodAndLive:
Nowhere. They are not yet intelligent enough to make up fables.

You are a conundrum I am yet to decipher. Are you a Christian?

waxxydude:
It just vanish.
Funny how the rat that ate the "life-time" original copy of an innocent nigga certificate, dies and just "VANISH". While person wey thief N20 inside market gets caught, recieve the beating of centuries, dies and the "go to hell"

Imagine ....
Animals will just vanish like that while human being will go to hell. It just shows how Christians are ignorant for not acknowledging that we and other animals belongs to the same family. We are lucky and fortunate to be the most intelligent of all.

I am as well going nowhere when I leave this world cuz I am an intelligent animal with some degree of subconsciousness and consciousness that seems to be immortal but settles in mortality. An attempt to separate us from other animal is pride and personalizing a wishful paradise is greediness and selfishness.

But because I hate these two things (greediness and selfishness), I disassemble my interest in a wishful heaven where the fools of earth will eternally dwell.

We all imagine but some folks are very greedy and selfish in their imaginations (loving an already built house that is made without hand instead of just planning to build one by themselves) .

That's sweet!!

Ecclesiastes 3: 19-21 - "for there is an outcome for humans and an outcome for animals; they all have the same outcome. As the one dies, so the other dies; and they all have but one spirit. So man has no superiority over animals, for everything is futile. 20 All are going to the same place. They all come from the dust, and they all are returning to the dust. Who really knows whether the spirit of humans ascends upward, and whether the spirit of animals descends down to the earth? "


A lovely night ahead.
Rapmoney

Eternal Earthbound Pets
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promise10:

EXACTLY, animals have no soul, if what you are referring to is an eternal soul. I am not saying that there are type of souls.

The ONLY reason why man has an ETERNAL SOUL AND SPIRIT is because man was created in the image of an ETERNAL GOD.

So, for animals to have soul, means they were created after God's spirit(image) which is not so.

This is what happens when U have no basic knowledge of science!

Rapmoney:
So you believe animals do not have souls?

Am trying to help u answer your question,how do u know animals have souls.

Ranchhoddas:
You are a conundrum I am yet to decipher. Are you a Christian?

I'm atheist. How body?

You guys talk so much gibberish, you sound schizophrenic.

promise10:

EXACTLY, animals have no soul, if what you are referring to is an eternal soul. I am not saying that there are type of souls.

So what exactly are you saying? Are there different types of souls or not?

These same " Animals have no soul" notion was the same argument that enabled Christians justify slavery and genocide against "African Savages" They were just branded animals and voila, they became soulless.

The ONLY reason why man has an ETERNAL SOUL AND SPIRIT is because man was created in the image of an ETERNAL GOD.

Please educate me what you mean by eternal soul and spirit. If the soul is eternal, then it was never created. Are you saying that you God is a MAN (probably a Jewish man with diick and all). What of women and hermaphrodites (yes some people are born with both sexes), in whose image were they created?

So, for animals to have soul, means they were created after God's spirit(image) which is not so.

Please explain what you mean by "created after God's spirit", and why you think that animals were not created after this God's spirit.
Look at the picture of the chimpanzee below and tell me why you say it does not have a soul and spirit, while you do.

FearGodAndLive:
I'm atheist. How body?

Body dey fine.

wirinet:
You guys talk so much gibberish, you sound schizophrenic.


So what exactly are you saying? Are there different types of souls or not?

These same " Animals have no soul" notion was the same argument that enabled Christians justify slavery and genocide against "African Savages" They were just branded animals and voila, they became soulless.

Please educate me what you mean by eternal soul and spirit. If the soul is eternal, then it was never created. Are you saying that you God is a MAN (probably a Jewish man with diick and all). What of women and hermaphrodites (yes some people are born with both sexes), in whose image were they created?

Please explain what you mean by "created after God's spirit", and why you think that animals were not created after this God's spirit.
Look at the picture of the chimpanzee below and tell me why you say it does not have a soul and spirit, while you do.

That guy's arguement is so baseless! It's an arguement that rests on dogmatic beliefs.

Eddlad:


Am trying to help u answer your question,how do u know animals have souls.

Your conviction that animals have no souls lies in the usual religious dogmas we have all around us.

Tell me the characteristics of living things that man has which animals do not!

HCpaul:


Imagine ....
Animals will just vanish like that while human being will go to hell. It just shows how Christians are ignorant for not acknowledging that we and other animals belongs to the same family. We are lucky and fortunate to be the most intelligent of all.

I am as well going nowhere when I leave this world cuz I am an intelligent animal with some degree of subconsciousness and consciousness that seems to be immortal but settles in mortality. An attempt to separate us from other animal is pride and personalizing a wishful paradise is greediness and selfishness.

But because I hate these two things (greediness and selfishness), I disassemble my interest in a wishful heaven where the fools of earth will eternally dwell.

We all imagine but some folks are very greedy and selfish in their imaginations (loving an already built house that is made without hand instead of just planning to build one by themselves) .

Nice post you have put together.

FearGodAndLive:
Nowhere. They are not yet intelligent enough to make up fables.

Seriously, this is kinda funny! Are you just playing with words or you are serious?

Rapmoney:
Seriously, this is kinda funny! Are you just playing with words or you are serious?

Isn't it obvious?

Rapmoney:
Your conviction that animals have no souls lies in the usual religious dogmas we have all around us.

Tell me the characteristics of living things that man has which animals do not!

How do u know humans have soul.

Rapmoney:
Your conviction that animals have no souls lies in the usual religious dogmas we have all around us.

Tell me the characteristics of living things that man has which animals do not!

GBAM