Yea, some species have gotten totally out of control because we’ve screwed things up so badly. Asian carp, God help us if they get into the Great Lakes. Deer in Midwest are being culled by civil authorities. The wild boar in Texas are running rampant. Lord have mercy on us.Depends on where they fall on the food chain…if animals didn’t eat each other, they would all starve eventally. Likewise, we have disturbed the natural food chain, so now it’s almost our duty to help keep populations in check by eating some!
We are just keeping things running smoothly!
Great question.I think animals have souls. Is that biblical? I
I believe God created us all but I do not beleive in a literal interpretation of Genesis nor the “fall”. So how do I account for prey and predators? Well seeing as we somehow evolved from the darkness of inconscient mud, even bacteriophage has come a long, long way. We are still coming out of the darkness of selfishness. That was part of the salvific example of Christ: self sacrifice for love of others.Good for you, you are avoiding harming them when it’s not a necessity and you can be healthy and, all the vitamins can be found in plants or plant made food, God didn’t create them, in fact if there is any god he must be evil for creating prey and predators, and suffering, but still humans don’t need to eat any animals.
And this seems quite right to me. Animals do not commit sins. They operate on instinct and on behaviors that have evolved over time to help them and their species survive. God would not send any animal to Hell, as they lack the ability to choose right or wrong. They just choose survival.According to the catechism, animals have material souls. It’s enough to animate them and give them the ability to interact with outside stimulus but do not have the burden/gift of an eternal soul that will be subject to judgment.
Yeah…but they don’t go to heaven either.God would not send any animal to Hell, as they lack the ability to choose right or wrong.
Perhaps they do but experience it according to their own capacity.Yeah…but they don’t go to heaven either.
There may be animals in heaven. But I doubt very much that my dead dog will be there. It’s simply not the nature of animal souls to have an immortal existence.Perhaps they do but experience it according to their own capacity.
How do you know that? Sounds like theory we have no business speculating.There may be animals in heaven. But I doubt very much that my dead dog will be there. It’s simply not the nature of animal souls to have an immortal existence.
Well, we have understood from the Holy See via the catechism that animals have material souls and do not go to Heaven or merit salvation. That said, many saints and theologians have speculated that God may restore our pets to us in order to show His glory in the full splendor of HeavenAdamPeter:
How do you know that? Sounds like theory we have no business speculating.There may be animals in heaven. But I doubt very much that my dead dog will be there. It’s simply not the nature of animal souls to have an immortal existence.
Well I found something even more disturbing than speculation on the nature of animal soulsWell, we have understood from the Holy See via the catechism that animals have material souls and do not go to Heaven or merit salvation. That said, many saints and theologians have speculated that God may restore our pets to us in order to show His glory in the full splendor of Heaven
This is pure speculation: “Animal and vegetable souls are dependent entirely on matter for their operation and being. They cease to exist at death.”I’m not getting the logical connection. Your post is all prose and no substance.
Here is the official CA stance on animal souls
Do Animals Have Souls like Human Beings? | Catholic Answers