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Instead of being a sign of their inferiority, the lack of abstract thinking among cats is a mark of their freedom of mind. Thinking in generalities slides easily into a superstitious faith in language. Much of the history of philosophy consists of the worship of linguistic fictions. Relying on what they can touch, smell and see, cats are not ruled by words.
— May 04, 2022 02:56AM
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The self with which humans identify is a construction of society and memory. Forming an image of themselves in infancy and childhood, they seek happiness by preserving and strengthening that self-image. But the image they have of themselves is not the reality of their bodies or their lives, and chasing after it can lead not to fulfilment but to self-frustration.
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The denial of death and the division of the human soul go together. Dreading anything that reminds them of their mortality, humans push much of their experience into an unconscious part of themselves. Life becomes a struggle to stay in the dark. Not needing such darkness within themselves, cats on the other hand are nocturnal creatures that live in the light of day.
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Whereas cats live by following their nature, humans live by suppressing theirs. That, paradoxically, is their nature.
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