Yeah. I sigh too when I think of it, Jack. I've been watching obedient, conformist fools let a host of others do their thinking for them for my entire life.

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Bill - I'm not sure why you would ask the question: "When did humans acquire souls?". It's a pretty odd question! ;-D Could you elaborate on that some and explain your reasons for asking it? I do accept the notion of evolution, by the way. Never had any problem with that...I was already a believer in evolution by the age of 6 or 7. And I also think it's likely that every living thing has a soul...but I don't insist that it MUST be so, because I have no way of knowing for sure. Nor do I insist that evolution MUST be so...but I think it's very, very likely so. Seems like a pretty convincing theory to me, and it's backed up by some pretty convincing evidence.