Do animals have souls? Do animals have an afterlife? Does all life (including germs, etc)? If so, how are they judged? If not, what makes us so special?
What do you mean by soul? There are many meanings to that word.
>>330654
A nonphysical essense of a living thing
>>330647
We are not special.
Orthodox says they have souls a lot of Orthodox think they have immortal souls. Animals can't sin in Orthodox because they can't comprehend the concept, so they aren't judged.
>>330647
>souls
How about you define it first.
In a Christian sense, no. They do not.
In an Aristotelian sense they do, however.
>>331523
>In a Christian sense, no. They do not.
The Septuagint says they do.
>>330654
I think he meant soil, because after life, you die, decompose, and become soil.
