Do monkeys go to hell

Answer 1

Assuming that there is a Heaven and a Hell, which all believers do, the following answer is Theologically correct from the Christian point of view.

No, monkeys do not go to hell. The reason is that only humans have souls, and without souls monkeys can neither go to heaven nor hell.

The position of the Catholic Church is that even if people evolved millions of years ago, the faithful are to believe that Adam and Eve were the first to have souls.

There is a huge philosophical debate amongst Theologians about this because in The Bible, there are descriptions of animals that are found in Heaven, most notably in the book of Revelations. This has opened up a Theological "can of worms" so to speak, in that many faithful people have pets that they love dearly, and they are worried that their pets won't be in heaven with them. The correct Theological response to this question is that God will block certain memories from our minds when we are in Heaven, thus we will not miss our pets, nor will we miss any of our loved ones here on earth that do not make it into Heaven either. We will simply not know that the missing people ever existed.

Answer 2

Many argue that the strictly accurate answer is that there is no hell, so neither monkeys nor people go to hell.

The religious answer is that only humans have souls, and without souls monkeys can neither go to heaven nor hell. The position of the Catholic Church, among others, is that even if people evolved millions of years ago, the faithful are to believe that Adam and Eve were the first to have souls.

Answer 3

Assuming that there is a Heaven and a Hell, which all believers do, the following answer is Theologically correct from the Christian point of view. No, monkeys

Answer 4

Jewish answer - no.