“You know, Suzie,” Toots said one
night recently, “I believe that being Cautious™, for cats, is analogous to
being forensically skeptical, in humans.”
“What?” Suzie said, somewhat
shocked. “I don’t know, Toots. What does analogous mean?” she added.
“I
think it’s like this. We are Cautious™ because anything, or anyone might be a
threat. It has to be proven otherwise, after careful assessment. Danger lurks
everywhere. Noises herald disaster! Well, likely anyhow. Or they could! You
know!
“Humans had better be Skeptical™
because some other human is always trying to steer them around by what they can
get the other human to believe. Humans should also be skeptical about the
safety of things like log bridges, medical magic spells, government programs, dogs
with wagging tails. The whole shebang!” intoned Toots.
“So, analogous means the same but
different?” said Suzie.
“How about this? Cats and humans
both have to be watchful and aware! We have to be on the alert for dangers to
our fur and whiskers. Some, um, creatures, could consider us prey. Any person
could just step on one of us!
“Human people, those big innocents,
for the most part, had better be careful about who the believe. Motivation is
the key. Human culture is a morass of incitements, propaganda, and cheap ads. They’d
better be Skeptical™!” said Toots, with eyes wide and whiskers forward.
“Looks to me as if it’s easier to be
cautious than to be skeptical. We can see the things that menace us right in
front of our eyes!” said Suzie.
“Like that chick in the Appalachians
says, ‘Question everything!’” giggled Toots.
“It’s a good plan, and we’re
sticking to it!” agreed Suzie.
“Nehhkkk!” agreed Toots!
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