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do animals have souls, do they go to heaven?

if they are naughty do they go to hell?

Update:

what makes you think (if you do) that animals have no souls?

Update 2:

i do think they have souls, if you're interested in my opinion

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Just the thought of heaven and hell is idiotic. There is no such thing. we all go to the same place when we die, the earth.

    All living creatures have a soul. if you don't believe it, just look into their eyes, the gateway to the soul.

  • BJ
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Men and Woman see in animals part of God’s generous provision for human welfare. Animals have served man as burden bearers, as sources of food and clothing, as sanitation agents, and as helpers in the vital activities of plowing and harvesting. Their variety of form and color has delighted his eye; their habits and instincts have been and still are an extensive field for inquiry into the marvels of God’s creative work. Though animals die in the same manner as man, they do not share his hope of a resurrection.

    Animals were created with a limited life span, humans had the prospect of living on earth forever. ( Psalm 37:29) Jesus Christ said that to enjoy “everlasting life,” we must exercise faith and take in knowledge of God, things that animals are incapable of doing. (John 17:3)

    God created animals for the sake of humans. Animals can help them do their work and can serve as their companions or pets. They also serve to magnify God’s love and wisdom.

    The Creator gave life to both humans and animals. But for how long were they to continue to live? Scientists report that humans seem to have the potential of endless life, so that investigators are perplexed as to why man dies. The Bible gives the reason. It says that the Creator gave the first humans the opportunity of living forever. Death came only because they rebelled. What, though, of animals? They are not capable of conscious rebellion against God; yet they live only for a length of time and then die. Hence, it is clear that the Creator never purposed that individual animals live forever. For them death was natural.

    It can be very sad, even tragic, to see a beloved pet die. But even in such a case, there is room for some balance. As noted earlier, animals were not created in God’s image, nor were they meant to live forever, as were humans. Regarding the way God made humans, the Bible says: “He has even put eternity into their minds.” Yet, nothing like this is said of animals. Ecclesiastes 3:11,

    Source(s): Reasoning
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Good cats go to Heaven and bad parakeets go to Hell. They're the same place, actually.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Animals don't have souls. I wish they had so we can enjoy our pets in heaven.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes. If cats are bad they go to kitty hell...but it's not fire. Instead they drown eternally in a lake of dog spit.

    Dogs however spend eternity watching a pile of leashes, treats, and squeaky balls burning.

  • 1 decade ago

    no souls but are permitted to lounge about near the pearly gates as long as they clean up after themselves.

  • 1 decade ago

    every thing is under the control of GOD so he can keep the animals any where he wants. YES ANIMALS DO HAVE SOULS. thanks.

  • 1 decade ago

    Xians have always told me no. So I guess the love that Xians feel for their beloved Rover is just materialist obsession.

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