Wow. What can you say in reply to THAT bunch of mumbo-jumbo? We in life have to deal with doing things that make us happy, but temper it with things that keep us healthy. We make choices in life. If you want to argue that we want to make cats as happy as can be, then don't use the human analogy until you've thought it through... you see it has many holes! Wouldn't humans be happier not having to go to school or work? Man, I'd love to play all day, sleep all day. Yes sir, that'd be so awesome! Hmmm, but you know what? I'd be blissfully happy for a few days before extreme hunger kicked in... I need a job to pay for food, to eat. Nobody working, no homes to live in... somebody's got to build them! I'd be wandering around the forest looking for something to eat. But wait... that doesn't sound like fun. Sounds like work. I want to PLAY! I want to soak up the sun while sitting in nice clean shorts, with my nice clean skin and nice brushed teeth. I want to be outside having FUN! I don't want to experience any discomfort. I want a nice hammock swaying in the breeze. Its be especially nice if it was no hotter than 80 degrees and no humidity.. then I'd need airconditioning. Hmmm... we're back to everyone playing, so no homes, no aircondition. OH, what about getting cold and needing to stay warm? MAN! This stinks. How is this blissfully fun?

In my effort to un-deprive me of what I want most (no job, time to play and sleep all I want) I took the liberty to un-deprived humanity because we all want the same things... nobody really wants to work and be responsible for everything. We want to be stressfree! So now we are a bunch of dirty, stressfree, hungry people, living life without the hassle of work and responsiblity and we find we are even more deprived than we were before!

Thank you, but I'll have my job back and I'll fit in time for play whenever time permits. I like that we live LONG EASY lives compared to our ancestors that lived SHORT lives. The same goes for my cats. They are happy as can be indoors where they are offered all the mental and physical stimulation they need. They see that the outside world might look interesting, but everytime I let them outside, they end up scratching at the door begging to go back in. They are admittedly very happy on the balcony. They can see everyting and even catch a bird or two... but then they more than willingly return back inside to sleep on their nice comfy pillows and accept their wonderful Temptations treats. Then they get a nice brushing. And finally a full course of tummy rubs and chin scritchies. Oh, I do treat my cats as gods. They know it too.

Come back and post your theory when you have an arguement for it that cannot be blown apart using your own analogy. A good debator uses an example that cannot easily be turned effectively against themselves. A good debator doesn't speak as if they are the ultimate authority on the subject. They offer the opinion, site examples in a logical, yet passionate manner, and acknowledge there will be an alternative view. They antcipate the opponent's rebuttal and answer it in their statement... you did none of those things. All you manged to do is rile up a bunch of people.