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I wonder if monkeys ask these questions? probably not considering very few animals can recognise themselves in a mirror I'd say it would be radio silence on that subject.
Great apes recognize themselves in mirrors. Elephants, dolphins, and certain birds too. But I don't think certain levels of cognition are directly related to whatever is or isn't happening regarding the "spiritual" world. Edit: I think that this list will only get longer. There was a very short list of animals who we knew to use tools, even just 10 or 15 years ago. It's getting pretty long now.
I did have a friend growing up who used to always mention a ghost dog that he'd hear walking with him to school. I never understood what he was talking about until we were about 17 and were walking around. I heard a growl, looked around, didn't see a dog, and mentioned it. He said "See? Ghost dog."
Also, I'd say that if there really is a spiritual world, unless you believe in god and whatever, I don't see why there would be a delineation between humans and other animals.
On topic - Several years ago I live in a very old building that was renovated into a loft apartment. Everything started out fine....but the longer I was there stuff got more and more strange.
I remember this story. Creepy stuff.
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