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Caren —
My colleague is correct that dogs
do not have souls that exist independently,
but there is an out, here. Forms
(souls) are specified to matter.
They are the form of some individuated
matter.
So perhaps God can "attach" the
form of a dog to some unknown matter
in the universe, enabling it to continue
to exist in some way, until the restoration
of all things.
When the renewal of heaven and earth
comes about, there will definitely
be animals and trees and everything.
Another point is, there is no
time with God, so perhaps there is
a way in which the future is already
present to him, and the animals exist
in that future.
Personally, I saw my dog after she
died, waltzing up the aisle toward
the throne of God, and later many
times she visited me, until I realized
that dogs are often angels in disguise,
as many saints have experienced.
Mary Ann
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