Because when we were kids, we used to talk to them, and interact with them, as if they were alive, and some people believe that stuffed animals can be, let's say, a gateway, or storage area, for lost spirits
Well it obviously depends on wether you believe any creatures have souls but I think that people who do believe in souls also believe that animals have souls too NEW ANSWER- animals and people are not given a soul THEY ARE SOULS- MAN IS A SOUL-GEN2;7 1COR 15;45 JOS11;11 ACTS 27;37. ANIMALS ARE ALSO CALLED SOULS. NUM31;28 REV16;3 LEV 24;18. SOUL HAS BLOOD EATS AND DIES-JER2;34 LEV7;8 EZE18;4.
The belief that animals possess spirits or souls varies among different cultures and religions. Some people believe that animals have souls, while others do not. Ultimately, the existence of an animal's spirit or soul is a matter of personal belief and interpretation.
Descartes did not believe that animals have souls. He argued that animals are purely mechanical beings, lacking the capacity for rational thought and consciousness that he believed was necessary for possessing a soul.
Some people believe that all animals have souls. I myself believe they do. If you are asking if black cats are possessed by ghosts? No, they are not.
The Church believes that all animals also have souls but they are not immortal souls as man has. In other words, once the animal dies, so does its soul.
Some people who believe in reincarnation believe they are.
well i believe that most animals have souls too. if you believe in reincarnation then you may believe plants do too, but no not only humans. anything that has emotion has a soul.
The Bible does not explicitly state whether animals have souls. Some interpretations suggest that animals have a different kind of soul than humans, while others believe that only humans have souls. Ultimately, the question of whether animals have souls is open to individual interpretation and belief.
In Islam, there is a belief that animals have souls, but their souls are different from human souls. Animals are considered to have their own unique souls that are separate from human souls.
I believe so but it all depends on your religon.
People's souls will ascend to the heavens.
Yes because that way the Europeans couldn't tell people about Jesus if they didn't believe they had souls.