Poll:Can all the members of a species,.....

I dunno why it seems like such a big deal. Seems like a simple question to me...


Can, for instance...an entire ant colony share a single "soul"...as you understand the world "soul." OR....A tree and all the little critters that live in and around it...could they share a single "soul" since they all commune in one little ecosystem?

I don't have to know WHY he wants the answer in order to have my own opinion about whether things in nature share a soul or not.

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Originally Posted by recycling goddess

i am surprised that this poll/thread hasn't been closed down though as anytime in the past that spiritual issues have been discussed - the admins have closed it. :grabbed:

but i'm glad i got to vote before it was closed! ;)

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So long as it doesn't disintegrate into a religious/philosophical discussion....I'm alright with letting it stand. But if folks start arguing about the issue...then yeah...it'll go away.

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Originally Posted by JLC

So long as it doesn't disintegrate into a religious/philosophical discussion....I'm alright with letting it stand. But if folks start arguing about the issue...then yeah...it'll go away.

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No religious/philosophical discussion allowed in an off topic forum?

as far as my experience has been jamie... as soon as someone responds with their views... it turns into a discussion and is closed.

cause there was no arguing in that thread (the one i was referring to)

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Originally Posted by jglass38

No religious/philosophical discussion allowed in an off topic forum?

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Oh come'on, Jamie...you've been around long enough to know better. There are certain "hot button" topics that are not allowed here. The primary purpose and focus of this forum is to provide a safe and comfortable place for people to come to learn about and share their love for herps. If you want to talk religion or politics or other hot topics like that....there are TONS of other, more suitable places to do so.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Oh come'on, Jamie...you've been around long enough to know better. There are certain "hot button" topics that are not allowed here. The primary purpose and focus of this forum is to provide a safe and comfortable place for people to come to learn about and share their love for herps. If you want to talk religion or politics or other hot topics like that....there are TONS of other, more suitable places to do so.

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Hey, I saw that movie ... Phenomenon with John Travolta and Kyra Sedgwick! I'd buy her chairs for sure!! :love:

:partyon:

-adam

All Judy is saying is that there are certain themes more than others that tend to quickly escalate good legitimate debates into heated arguments which can then devolve into personal attacks. That's all that is trying to be avoided - I don't think anyone wants to see that happen in any case - and if that can be avoided all is good.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

That's all that is trying to be avoided - I don't think anyone wants to see that happen in any case - and if that can be avoided all is good.

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Sounds like a very sound and very fair policy for the forum to me! ... Kudos to Matt, Judy, and the entire staff for providing us with such a great site!!! :worship:

-adam

Hehe you see we individual, geographically removed folks here seem to have a fairly unified soul for BP's (herps in general even) in a collective sense. Though I don't think that may be treating the term "soul" in the sense you intended.

Thanks Adam for understanding. It's easy to take certain aspects of one beliefs very personally and sometimes folks can interpret disagreement with their beliefs as a de facto attack on their belief system.