FWIW, the Greek philosophy of Aristotle adopted by Christians later on said that souls existed in vegetables, animals, and in humans. Christians added to that

FWIW, the Greek philosophy of Aristotle adopted by Christians later on said that souls existed in vegetables, animals, and in humans. Christians added to that the idea that the human soul was immortal and could survive the destruction of the body. http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1075.htm#article3 http://www.newadvent.org/summa/1075.htm#article3 I think any philosophizing about souls probably came long after humans began hunting for meat to survive.