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Author Topic:   Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings?
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Message 11 of 373 (594678)
12-04-2010 2:29 PM
Reply to: Message 10 by Straggler
12-04-2010 1:06 PM


Re: Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings
Are there any examples of primitive cultures where we know that worship was not related to supernatural belief?
Women worship, men worship, child worship, king worship, and sometimes you find non supernatural animal worship (rarer then supernatural animal worship).

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Message 18 of 373 (594706)
12-04-2010 5:47 PM
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12-04-2010 2:55 PM


Re: Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings
Well for the woman worship and men worship yust google and see what you get on google , King worship well the emperor in rome was worshiped as a god he got offerings and such though i doubt maney belived that he had supernatural powers. And for none supernatural animal worship look at the dogs who inhereted millions.
Admitevly it is a bit diferent then worship then worsihping a supernatural deity, cause when you do you ask for things you cannot get and expect that it can snap its finger and get it for you, by none supernatural worship things are placed on a very high pedastool with no supernatural atachments.

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Message 30 of 373 (594812)
12-05-2010 11:13 AM
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12-05-2010 11:10 AM


Re: Most Likely
She bows to me each morning in order that I feed her.
Jon
Are you sure she does not think she is a god and the bow mens that you have the privilage of giving her food.

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frako
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Message 38 of 373 (594844)
12-05-2010 12:28 PM
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12-05-2010 12:24 PM


Re: Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings
This is just from the "Chimp Spirit Database" linked at the start of the thread.
I go to many a funeral thoug i do not belive in a soul or a god there is nothing supernatural for me about it. A last respect an opertunity to offer condolences to the his loved ones.

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Message 40 of 373 (594852)
12-05-2010 12:46 PM
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12-05-2010 12:31 PM


Re: Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings
Who said anything about supernatural? I thought we agreed we weren't talking about that
sorry the title
Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings?
got me confused

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frako
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Message 56 of 373 (595086)
12-06-2010 1:37 PM


Do Animals Believe In Supernatural Beings?
Im guessing the only way one can know for sure is to ask Koko, or any oter animal that can comunicate with humans. tough one would first haveto explain the notion of supernatural or god to them in a way that would not make them believe in it so they can offer an unbiast anwser.

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Message 65 of 373 (595275)
12-07-2010 6:33 PM
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12-07-2010 5:06 PM


Re: It's All Relative
How are the powers of Jon any different than the powers of God? How does that not make me a supernatural being to my cat?
Well sadly we do not know what animals think she could think you are some alpha male/female that keeps her locked up and brings her food from the hunts you go to everytime you go to work. The cat could also think she is the supernatural being that you worship like a god offering her food, milk and try to furfill her every desire. She could also think you are a giant gullible animal that shares his hard hunted food with her.

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