[ SECRET POST #2631 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2631 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Religion

[cassandraoftroy]

I find it hard to believe that emotions such as love, sorrow, and awe came about purely as evolutionary byproducts. I think we have a physical and spiritual aspect to ourselves.

I'm curious: do you think this is only true of humans, or do other animals have a spiritual aspect as well? Many other species exhibit these emotions that you believe must be more than evolutionary byproducts. (This is a serious question, btw; I'm not trying to be snide.)

Re: Religion

[diet_poison]

I don't think other species exhibit them to the same degree that humans do, except maybe the other great apes (and then who can be sure)? That specific question isn't one I've given a lot of thought to. I'm instinctually inclined to believe that animals do have a spiritual aspect, but I just haven't really given it a lot of detailed thought. I've always been inclined to believe, I guess, that animals don't sin, and are more or less always in God's good graces, because they aren't really capable of being evil.

It's like the old question, do dogs go to heaven? Answer, I don't know, but nothing says they don't, and I'd really like to believe they do.

Re: Religion

[cassandraoftroy]

I think people often underestimate the degree to which many of the more intelligent species of animals feel human-like emotions. The thing that initially prompted me to ask you the question was remembering the way elephants mourn their dead, but I think that many of the more intelligent social animals, like cetaceans as well as the apes you mentioned, have more complex and sophisticated emotional responses than many people realize.

Re: Religion

[diet_poison]

Definitely was thinking of cetaceans too. I think it's arguable that great apes (including humans), cetaceans, and proboscidians are the most intelligent groups of animals. Some carnivorans and a few birds might also be up there but idk how they are on the emotional scale. I do believe dogs have feelings (for example) but not as extensive as ours.