Do trees have souls? One of Britain's most famous trees has been cut down in the middle of the night. Thousands of people are sad and angry. Why do they care so much about a tree?
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Outpouring of sadness over felled sycamore
Do trees have souls? One of Britain's most famous trees has been cut down in the middle of the night. Thousands of people are sad and angry. Why do they care so much about a tree?
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As soon as Ian Sproat heard the news, he rushed to the place where the tree used to stand. "My heart was ripped out," he said.
Until last week, the tree stood beside Hadrian's WallA 73-mile stone wall that crosses from the west to the east of the UK. It was built during the Roman Empire. in a dip between two hills. It was known as SycamoreA type of large tree. Gap. People came from all over the UK to look at the view.
Two people have been arrestedStopped by the police and taken to a police station. after the tree was cut down.
ExpertsSomeone who knows a lot about a particular subject. say there is no way to quickly replace the tree. It would take hundreds of years for a new tree to grow to the same size.
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Humans have always believed that trees are special. One RomanLasting from 27BC to 476AD, the Roman Empire controlled regions around the Mediterranean in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia. leader ordered that no tree could be cut down without an offering to the gods.
Today, followers of HinduismAn Indian religion or way of life. Hinduism has 1.2 billion followers, or 15% of all people worldwide. believe that anything that lives has a soulIn many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is part of a person, often separate from our bodies, which contain our essence..
One writer even argues that some souls choose to live in trees instead of human bodies.
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Do trees have souls?
Yes! Trees are beautiful. Many live for much longer than us. Of course such wonderful beings would have souls.
No! This is a very silly idea. Today, we know lots about the science behind plants. We have no reason to think that plants have souls.
Keywords
Hadrian's Wall - A 73-mile stone wall that crosses from the west to the east of the UK. It was built during the Roman Empire.
Sycamore - A type of large tree.
Arrested - Stopped by the police and taken to a police station.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Roman - Lasting from 27BC to 476AD, the Roman Empire controlled regions around the Mediterranean in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.
Hinduism - An Indian religion or way of life. Hinduism has 1.2 billion followers, or 15% of all people worldwide.
Soul - In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is part of a person, often separate from our bodies, which contain our essence.
Outpouring of sadness over felled sycamore
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Hadrian's Wall - A 73-mile stone wall that crosses from the west to the east of the UK. It was built during the Roman Empire.
Sycamore - A type of large tree.
Arrested - Stopped by the police and taken to a police station.
Experts - Someone who knows a lot about a particular subject.
Roman - Lasting from 27BC to 476AD, the Roman Empire controlled regions around the Mediterranean in Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.
Hinduism - An Indian religion or way of life. Hinduism has 1.2 billion followers, or 15% of all people worldwide.
Soul - In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is part of a person, often separate from our bodies, which contain our essence.