Setting my cat friends free?

cats have no concept of freedom.
cats have no concept of outdoors.

stop anthropomorphising or enjoy your parasite infested roadkill.

>>2030992
but they have to have some concept of it, right? like why else would Poos want to go out?

>>2031002
Because it saw a bird or something.

>>2031002
>like why else would Poos want to go out?
stimulation.

it means you're not providing enough of it.

cats aren't complex animals with complex thoughts, they're relatively dumb for mammals of their size.

>>2030992
Like horses have no concept of freedom and it's perfectly fine to keep them inside a box big enough to just turn around whenever no one is riding them. Doesn't matter if it is in their nature to run, they don't know that.
Or how it's perfectly fine to keep animals in small cages at zoo's, it's not like they'll be happier in bigger enclosures because they can't don't know what it's like being happy. Or you know, how it would be better if they could be free, because they have no concept of freedom and therefor they can't enjoy it either.
Same with pigs really, why are people getting so angry about farmer keeping thousands of pigs in tiny enclosures inside all their lives, they don't know they're trapped so they don't care. Wait, what am I thinking, they can't even care! They're just meat robots without the ability to think or feel after all.

>>2031014
those animals require larger cages for exercise, not because it makes them 'happy'

a pet cat doesn't need a large cage for excercise, it needs an owner that isn't a complete sack of shit that's too lazy to play with it so it can get stimulation.

>>2031015
Not the same one, but an owner can't be a replacement for every type of stimulation that a cat wants, especially as some cats wants different things than others. While they don't have concept of freedom like we do, they definately know the difference between outdoors and indoors. For one thing, outdoors is limitless and has way more smells, sights, sounds etc that you will never be able to reproduce inside your house.
That being said, I don't think every cat has to go outside or wants to, but I also think that not every cat are able to be a happy indoor cat.
I don't think that cats think as humans do, but I do believe they enjoy some things more than others, I do think they know when they are trapped or feel trapped, but that doesn't mean every cat feels trapped inside. Some strays that become pets do though.

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>>2030988

>>2031017
>but an owner can't be a replacement for every type of stimulation that a cat wants
there is only one type of stimulation.
>especially as some cats wants different things than others
they don't.
>they definately know the difference between outdoors and indoors
no you just pretend they do, just like you pretend they need to go outdoors.
>For one thing, outdoors is limitless and has way more smells
cats dont require limitless space, its meaningless.

ITT: anthropomorphising

>>2031017
There's no issue with letting cats outside. It's letting them roam unsupervised like people do. Either teach it to take walks on a leash or the better option, build an outdoor enclosure for it. Literally no other pet is allowed to roam free, cats are not some special snowflake exception.

>>2031019
>there is only one type of stimulation.
Lol okay then.

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Here's your solution, OP. Just drop em off here. I guarantee their happiness.

>>2031022
the only type of stimulation is stimulation.

there's no version 2.0 of it.
>>2031023
cat meat tastes like piss.

>>2031021
I agree that people have to responsible. I was just arguing the point about anthropomorphising. While I think people tend to give thoughts and ideas to animals they obviously don't have, I do think it is a bit more complex than just a question of stimulation and that they do have feelings and thoughts to some extend. It's not just humans vs animals to me, because we are animals aswell and we have a lot in common, especially with the other mammals.

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>>2031025
>I do think it is a bit more complex
it isn't.
>and that they do have feelings and thoughts to some extend
they don't.
>It's not just humans vs animals
it isn't, there's plenty of animals that might be capable of complex instincts and feelings like we do, cats aren't one of them.

I think it's cruel to keep a cat inside that clearly wants to go outside OP. However, not every place is a good place to let cats outside.

>>2031024
Doesn't matter if there is only one type of stimulation, you will never be as interesting to your cat as the outdoors will be.

>>2031028
>However, not every place is a good place to let cats outside.
name one good place to let a cat outside.


>protip: there's none.

>>2031027
Cool.

If the cat wants to go outside, let him outside. He'll be happier and probably thank you with a mouse or bird gift.

It's unnatural and cruel to keep a cat bottled up indoors.

>>2031031
My dog would happily run down in the road, romp around the local playground and bring me back a stick when he's done. Should I turn him loose, then?

>>2031032
>appeal to nature
cats aren't natural.

they aren't native to anywhere.
>>2031031
>He'll be happier
70-90% of it's average lifespan, gone.

ecosystem, demolished.

>>2031034
>70-90% of it's average lifespan, gone.

More like back to average lifespan. Most animals live longer than their average lifespan when in captivity.

>>2031033
No because a dog might attack people. A dog is not careful and stay away from people and animals like cats do. They are different.
Teach your dog to stay on your property and you can let it out on it's own though.

>>2031036
My dog is shy of strangers and has never shown aggression in his life. Why do I have to teach my dog to stay on my property, but you don't have to contain your cat?

If doable, I would try to set it up for her so she could go outside. All my cats have been outside/inside as they please. One died at 16 because of cancer, the ones I have now are 15 and 9 and are very happy cats. They usually just go outside to do their business now or sleep in the sun, but they still want to go out everyday.

>>2031035
>More like back to average lifespan
cats aren't wild animals.

doesn't apply.
>>2031036
>No because a dog might attack people.
cat attacks are relatively common.

they also require more medical attention than dog attacks unless they get mauled.

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>>2031039
Because dogs can be a danger to people, dogs like to go up to people, dogs can bite people. They are very social animals. Cats aren't. Therefore, society treats dogs and cats diffeent. Obviously there are exceptions.
That being said, I don't mind if you let your dog loose. My neighbour's dog is allowed to be on either their or ours property, and she often comes and says hello. Sometime she explores the forest behind my house a bit. I was on vacation on the Isle of Samos once, and in the village I was staying people let their dogs run free all day long and at night they went home. Worked fine. Lots of cats there too. Maybe move there? Seems like society accepted it there. Pic is one of the dogs we played with most of the days, never saw the owners.

>>2031045
>Because dogs can be a danger to people
so can and are cats.

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>>2031045
More free roaming dogs on Samos. The owners of this dog ran a restaurant. At night the dog would get food in a plastic bag and he would take to the beach and eat there, then go home.

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>>2031047
Another Samos dog. Obviously the owners had no idea what these dogs ate, they would run up to people and get food all day. They also ran in the middle of the road, but very little traffic so it wasn't a problem. Would be a problem in cities though.

>>2031045
Name one other pet that is okay to let roam free. Your cat could be shitting up someone's garden or killing birds they purposefully paid money to attract to their lawn. Heck, just your cat being on someone's property when they might not want it there is wrong.
Our society isn't always logical, and letting cats be this special snowflake exception is one example of that.

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>>2031048
This Samos dog was a bit crazy. It would sometimes nip a bit, but it would also not leave you alone and loved it when you pet it, then it would randomly bite a bit. Not hard though. Families with children would chase it away but it always came back.

>>2031049
I think it depends on where you live if it is okay to let your cat roam free and what is the norm there. Here it would be seen as animal cruelty to keep cats indoors only, especially by the older people (I live out in the countryside).

>>2031053
I'm not saying you have to keep your cat indoors only. I'm just saying your cat is likely to be causing problems for other people and is also in danger by roaming unsupervised. Regardless of cultural norms, the best thing for everyone is to be responsible and supervise your cat, in an outdoor enclosure or walks on a leash, just like literally every other pet.
Letting any animal roam free is simply irresponsible.

>>2031053
>I think it depends on where you live if it is okay to let your cat roam free
name one place where it's fine.

>>2031056
Sure, but I do think there is a big different between cats and dogs and also logical reasons for why cats are treated differently. Also location plays a role. There are many places in the world where dogs also roam free. Might not be right the way it is with cats being allowed outside some places, but to simply say dogs should be able to do the same as cats, just because cats are allowed, is flawed. One should always be responsible and take good care of their pets. Some people simply think what cats gain from being outside is greater than the risk. The risk and gain obviously varies from where you live and the cat.
As for causing problems for people, again location and culture. Where I live there is snow half of the year, we have moose walking over our lawn regularly leaving shit for example, aswell as other animals. We have the freedom to roam law, which means you are allowed to cross and walk on private property of other people. It takes a lot to cause problems for people as we are used to all sorts of things and it is a part of life here. A bit of cat shit is not a big issue for most people, especially not when almost every house has a cat themselves. There might be a few who does not like it, but they really are in the minority where I live.

>>2031057
Out in the countryside.

>>2031041
>cats arent wild animals
i think they are still kind of wild. they are capable of surviving quite well without human help in the outdoors for some time.
cats were never domesticated like dogs; they just chose to be with umens by themselves and are strong and independent.
they just get bored inside and fuck your shit up.

>>2031067
you mean where most wildlife is?

yeah great way to fuck the entire ecosystem over, idiot.
>>2031068
>i think they are still kind of wild
your opinion doesn't matter, they're a domesticated species.

>they are capable of surviving quite well without human help
outdoor cat colonies depend on humans.

>cats were never domesticated like dogs
it's funny because feral cats do the exact same thing as cats.

they scavenge our garbage and scraps, they can't live without us feral or not.

>>2031070
>they are a domesticated species
they just chose to live near humans when they started agriculture because of the mice. You can still find cats on the countryside which are terrified by humans. Even some raised in direct proximity to humans may never let them touch you. Therefore id say they are semi-domesticated; some are and some are not.
>outdoor cat colonies depend on humans
only if there isnt enough space and food. The population size will shrink down to an amount which can survive in the given space and natural resources. Its the same with every population.
There are thousands of feral cats in my country and there is no garbage lying around on which they feed. They feed on mice, rabbits and birds.

>>2030988
Literally kill yourself op I don't even care if this is bait you stupid ass hole.

Good discussion guys. I'll probably just keep doing what I'm doing then. That is, take poos and sasha out when they want to go out and continue to love them and cuddle and play with them.

Not bait or anything, I just really wanted to get people's take on indoor/outdoor cats. Pretty intense opinions here

>>2031031
>encouraging the massacre of wild life

Are some people born without brains?

>>2031109
birds suck dick, let em die. Plus there is thousands of mice, they won't mis a couple

>>2031070
Are you saying cats can't survive without humans and also saying that the most wildlife is where humans live? Interesting.

>>2031118
And people accuse Bugguy of being edgy.

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>>2031080
>Therefore id say...

>pic related

Whenever I get stray cats in my yard, I call the animal control officer at town hall and they schedule a day to come out and set a cat trap.

When a cat gets caught, I call them up again and they eventually swing around to pick up the trap.

It's funny as fuck to see my idiot neighbor screaming at the animal control officer while they take that cat to be euthanized.

>>2030992
>cats have no concept of freedom.
>cats have no concept of outdoors.
[citation needed]

>>2031154
alright. I made some further poor investigations. If you want to find the core of nature you have to look into the genetic code. Scientists compared the genetic code of the house cat with the wildcat (felis silvestris sp.) and they found some small differences which take influence in the learning by rewards, fear and memory. If you look at it this way the house cat is a domesticated animal.

>>2031158
thats a little funny and very sad.

>>2031172
>cats have a concept of freedom.
>cats have a concept of outdoors.
[citation needed]

>>2031046
Source?

>>2031158
Does your neighbor own the cats? Is she trying to adopt the cats?

>>2031118
This. So much this. Sparrow a shit.

>>2031183
No. The burden of proof lays with you.

>they just chose to live near humans
they're cats, they don't choose anything.
>>2031080
>there is no garbage lying around on which they feed. They feed on mice, rabbits and birds.
there's old people feeding them most likely.

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>>2031002
>like why else would Poos want to go out?
I see OP's issue has been resolved but belatedly, it always makes me chuckle when people employ this reasoning. My cats are curious, contrarian little shits that immediately want to go anywhere they know is forbidden or blocked off to them. If I close the door to a room they normally never even fucking go in they'll be sitting outside it, crying pathetically like their absolute heart's desire is on the other side, trying to stick their paws under the doorcrack.

So of course they want to go outside, because Outside is almost always a place they aren't supposed to be (save for supervised periods we allow). Forbidden fruit always tastes the sweetest.

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>>2030988
Hello

>>2031002
>like why else would Poos want to go out?

Why are cat people so retarded? I mean seriously. Next thing you know they'll try to convince people their stupid pet has religious beliefs.
>what is basic ethology

>>2031212
>Sparrow a shit.
Yeah, they selectively kill exclusively sparrows.

>>2031216
>they're cats, they don't choose anything.
in a restricted way they can actively choose between different food sources if you believe in a concept of free will
>there's old people feeding them most likely.
yeah, but not all of those millions of cats. there are also some in the wilderness and woods and old people can not get there because they are too old. I once saw a cat kill a rabbit; i believe in their survival skills.

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>>2031245

ITT: Inbred hillbillies arguing with bugguy

>>2031250
But feral cats is the easiest way to set him off. It's really more of a game at this point.

>>2031118
it doesn't matter you don't like them. it's less food for other wildlife don't you get it? the cats are acting as competitors with other animals that would make better use of that food

also you sound hypocrite as fuck
>I like animals guise xD but fuck anything else that isn't a cat or a dog xDDDD AMIRITE AHAHAHA

die

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>>2031238
>>2031246

>>2031257
How is nature "edgy"?

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>>2031252
You still an idiot though.

>>2031262
>domesticated animal
>nature
I'm afraid you'll only get to pick one.

>>2031262
> Cats
> Nature

>>2031264
It's not my fault his autism won't allow him to ignore it.

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>>2031265
>>2031266

They're doing what comes naturally for them. Hunt//kill. We didn't breed it into them and we can't breed it out of them.

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>>2031267
> Caring about animals = autism
Well fuck me we must all have autism considering we're on /an/

>>2031269
>we can't breed it out of them
It would be possible, but of what use would a cat like that have been as pest control a few thousand years ago?
we did it with wolves, some dog breeds have a very low hunting instinct

>>2031272
You got it wrong.
>pointing out the stupidity of cat lovers = autism
they don't like it when their hypocrisy gets exposed

>>2031274
Yet the pack mentality remains.

>>2031269
What comes naturally to them?
Nothing about domesticated cats is natural.
They're the pug of the feline world

>>2030988
I will continue to shoot every cat that comes into my garden. Hope your turds get a similar fate.

>>2031279
Because a loner animal is a shit pet.
Are you braindead or something?

>>2031280
Hunting and killing. Whether it's a laser pointer, a piece of string, your hand under a blanket or a mouse in the field the cat will react the same.

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>>2031284
> shit animal

>>2031279
What the fuck is the point of a companion that doesn't want to be your companion?

>>2031289
That's not what they said

>>2031289
Oh yes, I forgot. Cheetahs are popular pets.
You stupid nigger.

>>2031291
Some people have snakes, turtles and bugs as pets.

I will never let another cat of mine be an outdoor cat after my family's first one was torn to shreds by a pack of pit bulls. She never even left our property, except to go in our neighbors yard, who had no problem with it and thought of her as their cat as well. Fucked up thing is she died on my birthday, and we didn't even find her body until hours after it happened. She was unrecognizable.

>>2031299
But not for companions. Your reasoning is shit and you know it.

>>2031299
And they are pointless a pets
They do literally nothing

>>2031301
>what outdoor cats deserve
or
>the many perks of being an irresponsible pet owner

>>2031302
They don't want to be your companions though. Therefore according to you, people shouldn't have them as pets. Owning them serves no purpose.

>>2031303
>They do literally nothing
not true. they can be fascinating to watch

>>2031302
>>2031303

> animals have to be cuddly to be meaningful.

>>2031305
>Owning them serves no purpose.
Pets can also be for entertainment.

What's the purpose of owning a cat, if your house is not infested with mice?

>>2031309
No.
Pets have to be useful to be meaningful.

>>2031312
see>>2031310
>What's the purpose of owning a cat, if your house is not infested with mice?

>>2031312
Nobody gives a shit about your opinion m8

>>2031312
So unless you're a shepherd, a border collie is useless and should be put down?

Kill yourself faggot.

>>2031304
Oh, fuck off. It was commonplace for cats to be an outdoor animal around the time this happened.

>>2031304
also, you seem to ignore the fact that many farm owners keep outdoor cats to get rid of mice. Is that irresponsible ownership?

>>2031315
> Implying shit breeds like pugs shouldn't be shot on site

>>2031316
>It was commonplace
>But moooom, everyone else is doing it...

>>2031318
He did not say he's a farmer. You're just assuming that.

>>2030992
Having a concept of "outside" or "freedom" isn't necessary. Cats are naturally curious and are stimulated by discovery. The inverse of mental stimulation is boredom. Are cats bored by spending their entire lives in the same surroundings?

Better thought experiment. Let's say a cat was equipped with a forcefield that made it impervious to injury or sickness. Would that cat have a better overall mood compared to an indoor cat? I'm willing to bet that the outdoor cat would be a happier cat.

>>2031318
>Is that irresponsible ownership?
yes

>>2031245
>they can actively choose between different food sources
they don't choose, they just follow programming, instinct.
>yeah, but not all of those millions of cats.
you'd be suprised.

there isn't much garbage in the netherlands cats can get to, all colonies here soley depend on people that feed them, that's what most colonies depend on, a cat that isn't scavening doesn't live long because even if they're able to catch wild animals their instinct is often deluded to the point where they don't even eat them.
>>2031313
cats are lousy mousers.

they have no use, not even as vermin control, terriers are 100 times better at it and they can be trained not to harm actual native wildlife.

>>2031312
Then pets don't exist. Animals kept by people are either:
1. For food production (not pets)
2. For labor and therefore equipment (not pets)

>>2031327
How? It's their fucking property, like it's my property. Other people's shit animals shouldn't come on to my property. As if cats can't know about boundaries.

>>2031321
>III can't counter his point, so I'll just gggreen text!
lol grow up dude.

>>2031324
>Are cats bored by spending their entire lives in the same surroundings?
Those turdpiles sleep for 16 hours a day. Is it really that hard to entertain them for an hour or two and get them some toys? If you can't or won't do that don't get a fucking cat. Simple as that.

>>2031324
>and are stimulated by discovery.
they're stimulated by whatever interacts with them.

cats have no concept of discovery..

>>2031332
>How?
You're exposing them to parasites, disease, predators and traffic.
Think more, be less butthurt.

>>2031284
No you got it wrong. Anything that needs physical interaction more than 10 minutes a day is a shit pet.

>>2031324
>Let's say a cat was equipped with a forcefield that made it impervious to injury or sickness.

As if they already aren't the perfect natural predator.

>>2031339
I know. That's why I prefer fish, frogs and snakes.

>>2031339
> 10minutes of interaction.
Then why even bother.

>>2031337
By your logic, we as human as well shouldn't go outside because we have risks as well. You should think more about how paranoid you sound. There is always risk to life.

>>2031341
>I knowingly like shit animals

>>2031339
But what if you enjoy interacting with said animal?

>>2031342

this >>2031341

basically anything that isn't a dog is fine.

Parrots are also a pain, that's why so many people get rid of them, they can't handle the interaction they need; amazing animals, shit pets.

>>2031345
If the animal doesn't serve a purpose, then you shouldn't have it. Owning an animal for the sake of owning one is god-tier retardation.

>>2031345
Depends, there will be days you won't want to interact with it, or can't, and it will affect the animal. When thinking about this stuff you can't see from your own perspective, but from the animal.

If that makes any sense.

>>2031347
>If the animal doesn't serve a purpose, then you shouldn't have it. Owning an animal for the sake of owning one is god-tier retardation.

So what purpose do you serve? What's the point of keeping you around?

>>2031343
>By your logic, we as human as well shouldn't go outside because we have risks as well.
humans need to go outside.

cats don't.

they don't even absorb vitamine d.

>>2031340
That's why they get killed by dos and shit like that, because they are perfect.

>>2031347
I own animals because I enjoy watching them grow, and watch their behaviors, but I don't do it every day. I have animals that I only really observe them every few weeks (tarantulas and mole salamanders) and others that I enjoy more frequently, but never in a daily basis. I do worry about their health and well being every day however.

>>2031351
>they don't even absorb vitamine d.
Neither do humans ;)

>>2031344
I enjoy watching them. Why do you care? Do you also bitch about people who watch shows you don't like?
>being this 12
MOOOOODS

>>2031351
>humans need to go outside.
[insert john oliver CURRENT YEAR meme here]
There are plenty of people in the world who never leave or at least rarely leave their homes that function fine. It's about how you treat yourself in your home that's important.

>>2031356
human skin can make large amounts of vitamin D when it's exposed to sunlight.

>>2031351
>they don't even absorb vitamine d.

Humans don't "absorb" vitamine D. I guess they don't teach that in gardening school.

>>2031359
>who never leave or at least rarely leave their homes that function fine.
if you think that's functioning fine sure.

>>2031331
> What are seeing eye dogs

>>2031358
But they serve no purpose. Them being in a tank on a bookshelf isn't serving any purpose. It could be a block of wood in the tank and it would still have the same interactional properties.

>>2031360
making and absorbing is not the same

>>2031367
He never said they were.

>>2031365
>But they serve no purpose
Do you not know what that means or are you retarded on purpose?
It's fun to watch them eat/grow/interact with each other. It's entertaining to watch them, that's their purpose.
>Why do people have a TV, if it does not help with chores?

>>2031369
He did. Work on your reading comprehension.

>>2031362
>if you think that's functioning fine sure.
Why do you think it's not fine? It's not like not like all people who never leave their homes never get human interaction.

>>2031372
Because there is no responsibility in owning a television

>>2031375
>getting a heart attack at 30 is fine

>>2031375
fucking browsers keeps freezing and making parts of my sentences repeat themselves. Fuck, firefox is such a buggy piece of shit nowadays.

>>2031377
>feeding an animal and keeping a tank clean
Wow, such responsibility. I barely sleep at night because of this heavy burden.

>>2031379
>it isn't possible to get sunlight from your home
You do know people have porches and windows, right?

>>2031367
you make it first.

then you absorb it.

>>2031385
There is always something more you can make in order to make your animals have better lives. the trick is to never be proud or satisfied with that you have made so far.

>>2031372
> I keep animals as pets for selfish reasons.

You can literally experience all of those things without owning an animal.

>>2031396
Every pet is owned for selfish reasons. There is no sugar coating on that.

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>>2031392
>I was wrong but managed to talk myself out of it

>>2031396
Just like you can watch cat videos on youtube and pet a carpet instead of owning a cat.
see >>2031398

>>2031395
I know, but if you have fun doing in it it's not really a responsibility.

>>2031404
True, but there's always those days.
I usually don't want to do it, but when I get around to do it, I always enjoy it. I'm a lazy starter.

>>2031402
>It's fun to watch them eat/grow/interact with each other. It's entertaining to watch them

Where does anon mention interacting with and touching the animals?

>>2031399
you can't absorb something you don't have to begin with.

>>2031415
Oh boy, he's about to sperg out.
EVERYBODY TAKE COVER

>>2031415
A bowl is most useful when it's empty.

>>2031420
An empty bowl is useless.

A cat that got hit by a car crawled onto my front porch.
My roommate called animal control, and AC said they couldn't do anything for the cat.
My roommate might've exaggerated the injuries, though.
I gave it a blanket, and it died overnight.

>>2031422
So I guess if a bowl is full of soil you can put food into it. Nice logic there.

>>2031425
> an empty bowl is worth more than a bowl full of food

>>2031427
A full bowl can't hold the food you want to put into it.
It's not about worth. You can have a full bowl of gold and still starve to death.

>>2031427
>a bowl full of shit is more useful than an empty bowl

we can play your shitty game as well

>>2031432
> an empty bowl full of potential food is worth more than half a bowl of actual food.

>>2031434
>a bowel full of shit is more useful than an empty bowel

Depends. Probably true if you have to fertilise bugguy's orchids and carnivorous plants.

I'm sorry, I don't understand. Why would I feed my cats a bowl full of dirt or shit? I don't get it.

>>2031425
Bowls make poor pots due to lack of drainage holes. The exception being cacti

>>2031435
It's not just about food. An empty bowl has many potential uses, by filling it you restrict that to only one function.

>>2031436
carnivorous plants don't need fertilizer

>>2031438
>pot lacks of drainage holes
>for cacti

You stupid or something?

>>2031440
Great, you ruined my bait for our little diva.

>>2031439
But by keeping it empty you're not using it's potential.

>>2031444
If it's empty it's ready to use for whatever you need it most in that moment.

>>2031441
> watering cacti to the point where the pot needs to drain.

>>2031442
But I like bugguy. He actually contributes knowledge to the board instead of arguing about bowl potential.

>>2031447
>thinking cacti need 3 drops of water

Don't embarass yourself.

>>2031450
>not recognising a famous philosophical quote..
Your NEET is showing.

>>2031440
orchids don't really either.

atleast not the way I keep them.

>>2031455
>atleast not the way I keep them.
a spray nozzle attached to your piss bottle?

>>2031455
You spew shit on them like on this board?

>>2031454
> replying to the wrong anon.

Keep your shit cat indoors cunt.

>>2030988
More like "indoor cat has a deathwish"

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>>2030992
>read retarded argument.

The anon is probably the type of guy that says complete garbage even if he perfectly knows he is wrong

>read name

>bugguy

Not surprised

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:(

i hate that people think it's ok to let their cat roam free. they shit everywhere and piss everywhere. if you're cat goes into backyard i'm going to shoot it, and if that doesn't work then the tuna can i mixed antifreeze in will definitely will.

sounds hella edgy but i don't care. i hate cats. good fucking riddance.

>>2031131
>And people accuse Bugguy of being edgy.

There's nothing wrong with Bugguy. He is 100% logical and lacks emotion, empathy, and social grace. He doesn't try to be difficult. He just doesn't care if he steps on toes. He is a lot easier to understand than most people. That's what happen when you strip out emotion from the equation. The world needs more logical people.

>>2033752
>He is 100% logical
5% at best.
Though I guess if you know absolutely nothing about logic he might fool you.

he's also just plain wrong about half of the time.

and more than a little bit of an attention whore.

>>2033752
How many cum coated print-outs do you have of him?

>>2033757
>he's also just plain wrong about half of the time.
name 1 time.

>>2033799

>>2028742
>the contiguous US isn't the lower 48

hell, you're wrong itt
>>2031392
If you make something inside your body you don't then absorb it. It's already in you.

you're regularly wrong, we usually just ignore you.

>>2031017
>an owner can't be a replacement for every type of stimulation that a cat wants
This is a completely baseless assumption.

>>2031479
He is right.

>>2033912
Maybe you should explain why you think that instead of making another completely baseless assumption.

>>2033907
>If you make something inside your body you don't then absorb it
You're retarded.

>>2033936
explain how you absorb (take in from outside) something that's already in you?

>>2033939
>absorb
>(take in from outside)
I take English isn't your native language.

>>2033941
so what do you think it means?
English is my native language. Unlike bugguy.

I assume it's yours as well, you're probably a young American. A product of the No Child Left Behind Act. You know we purposefully made you dumber, right?

>>2033943
>so what do you think it means?
Check the dictionary.

If you still think it means '(take in from outside)' once you've done that you should check it again.

>>2033941
>I take English isn't your native language.
>I take it English isn't your native language.
ftfy ironically

>>2033946
I checked it three times before posting.
that's how I know you're the retard here, bugguy.

>>2033946
>If you still think it means '(take in from outside)' once you've done that you should check it again

>take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action, typically gradually

>>2033912
Well, I mean if the cat isn't fixed...

>>2033950
Check again.
>>2033952
Please explain how you think that vitamine D is made.

>>2033997
>Please explain how you think that vitamine D is made
no, I want to hear about how you think vitamin D is made outside the body.
fucking idiots, I swear.

>see this thread a few days ago
>obvious bait thread
>don't respond
>come back
>200 replies, page 1
Guess I shouldn't expect anything of you people.

>>2034045
>how you think vitamin D is made outside the body.
Try guessing how vitamin D is made.

With a internal source?

>>2034126
>Try guessing how vitamin D is made.
why would I guess? Wikipedia has a nice article on the subject. You should read it.
>With a internal source?
yes.

except in English we say "AN internal source."
try to get it right.

>>2030988
LEASH
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>>2034137
>You should read it.
You really should.

again
>With a internal source?

>>2034141
still waiting for you to tell us how you think vitamin D is made outside the human body.

>>2034144
Still waiting for you to tell us how you think vitamin D doesn't require an outside source.

Still waiting for you to check what 'absorb' means.

>>2034146
yeah, I've covered that already.
I posted the dictionary definition of "absorb" for you and referred you to the Wikipedia article which states in the first paragraph that vitamin D synthesis takes place in the skin

you've got nothing. You're wrong, anyone can see you're wrong, and you're going to deny it until the fucking cows come home because that's just what you do.

>>2034151
>I posted the dictionary definition of "absorb" for you
It has more than one meaning, you should check the others.
>vitamin D synthesis takes place in the skin
We have sunlight in our skin?

>>2034154
>It has more than one meaning, you should check the others
post the one you think bugguy was using then.
>We have sunlight in our skin?
sometimes.
but that just means you absorb sunlight, not vitamin D.

>>2034157
>but that just means you absorb sunlight, not vitamin D.
Every component that is required to produce it is part of it.
>post the one you think bugguy was using then.
There's multiple, check other dictionaries if you can't find it, or refer to how it's commonly used.

>>2034160
>Every component that is required to produce it is part of it
yes, but every part is not the same as the whole.

fallacy of composition.

this entire argument springs from the fallacy of composition.

some of your cells absorb vitamin D. This isn't the same as saying you absorb vitamin D. Because you can't absorb something you already contain. That would be the fallacy of composition - what happens to your parts isn't necessarily the same as what happens to you as a whole.

>>2034167
>Because you can't absorb something you already contain
I guess losing weight is impossible.

>>2034169
>I guess losing weight is impossible
or you simply don't understand that losing weight comes from metabolizing fat and excreting it, not from absorbing it.

or perhaps you're continuing with the fallacy of composition but reversing it to the fallacy of division and saying that if you can't absorb fat then your cells can't either.

>>2034171
>metabolizing fat and excreting it
Bingo, you got it.

Metabolizing is absorption.

>>2034174
>Metabolizing is absorption
fair enough, but that's being done by your cells, not your body as a whole.

a cell can absorb fat or vitamin D because it doesn't already contain it.

you can't absorb human fat or vitamin D because it comes from inside you.

fallacy of composition. Something that happens to a part doesn't necessarily happen to the whole.

>>2034179
>not your body as a whole.
There is no 'your body' as a whole.

Most of the cells in your body aren't even yours.

>>2033736
Tuna and MSG is just as effective and basically undetectable.

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>>2033799

>>2034222
how's that wrong.

they're useless to 2.

>>2033799
that time you said scales are scutes, and not that scutes are scales.

even when showed with book quotes and images

>>2034185
>Most of the cells in your body aren't even yours
yes, that's the fallacy of composition again.

>most of the cells in your body aren't yours
>so you don't exist.

a textbook example of the fallacy of composition.

>>2034230
he had that argument at least twice, with at least two different anons.

come to think of it, that was another fallacy of composition.

he really seems to have trouble with composition and division.

>>2033799
Juniper.

>>2034235
>that's the fallacy of composition again.
That doesn't work if there's no part that's actually yours to begin with.

>>2034245
so you're saying no part of you is yours?

>>2034249
That's kind of how your anatomy works.

If you exclude anything, you exclude all.

>>2030988
lol 225 replies and I'm not reading shit.