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How could they not? Only humans have souls!
Debate Score:8
Arguments:6
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Do elephants have souls

How could they not?

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Only humans have souls!

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I'm like 99.9999999999% sure that a soul is nothing more than the conscious brain. The more self-aware something is, the more of a soul I guess it could be said to have - "I think therefore I am" kind of though that wasn't the intent of the quote I think.

Anyway, a soul as in all elephants go to heaven? No. When the brain stops working there is nothing else, no soul, no after life, no light or dark, no feeling, etc.

I would say though, a soul as in a consciousness, elephants, dogs, dolphins, and other primates besides humans are pretty bright, and likely self-aware to some extent at least (though they probably don't have a concept of death - btw this is all just me thinking I could be totally wrong)

In that some animals seem to be pretty smart, I'm kind of against killing those animals unless someone is starving or something. I judge the justification of killing based on self-awareness and need. Kill all the chickens and cows you want, they don't know what's going on anyway and there are plenty of them.

Side: How could they not?
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An octopus opening a jar of food isn't inherent inclination ;)

Side: How could they not?

"I think, therefore, I am" was said by Rene Descartes when he was contemplating what is perceived reality and actual reality.

Side: How could they not?

Elephants are great and they can cry when a circus trainer abuses them. So, they do have souls.

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Not even sure if humans have souls.....................................

Side: Only humans have souls!
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Indeed. There is no evidence or logical explanation for the concept of the soul, period.

Side: Souls don't exist