hmmm..sentience... my cat has a very strong personality, she can be quite moody depending upon how she is treated... but she gets to lay around the house while I work all day. My daughter at age 12 is more similar in personality to the cat than to me. Chimps... yes I have even heard birds speak. It is amazing how similar we are in many respects to the animal kingdom. We are part of the animal kingdom, have no doubt. It is obvious to even a 5 year old.

Yet, we are also made in the image of God. If evolution does not deny things such as ghosts then it should attempt to explain the existence of the soul, no? But no mention is made, for it presents a problematic argument for the evolutionist which returns us, as usual, always to God.

A very mundane world they must live in. Caught up daily in the drudgery of life and having no reason for existence except to eat.

Quote
Or, why do humans, as a species, clearly feel (as a majority) the need for religion - why would this be programmed in our psychology and what purpose does it serve in nature (especially if, again, other animals do not possess this feature)?


I am not sure it is 'programmed', the fact that athiests and evolutionists exist tell me otherwise. However, so many of us do experience either God's presence or the presence of other spirits (whichever our 'god' may be) that it is impossible for us, as a majority, to deny our souls. Religion is only a formal man-approved approach to this experience, it is not actually neccessary. I haven't asked the cat lately but if she could talk and hold a pen with her paw we might be surprised at her response to the question also.