The Souls of Animals
I knew someone once who really thought animals were nothing more than animate plush toys. He treated them like objects to play with, and had no thought at all for their liking or disliking his attentions. He was not a pet person. I have no doubt at all that animals have souls. All right, I believe rocks have souls, too, on their own level. But animals have life and the ability to learn beyond their instincts, some of them, and the capacity to comprehend at least as well as some humans the... Sign in to see full entry.