Dark Side of Cats?

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Hi everyone. I wanted to share this great quote from author Camille Paglia about cats: "Cats are prowlers, uncanny creatures of the night. Cruelty and play are one for them. They live by and for fear, practicing being scared or spooking humans by sudden rushings and ambushes. Cats dwell in the occult, that is, the “hidden†The cat totally is in league with chthonian nature, Christianityâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s mortal enemy. Compared to dogs, kindly eager to please, cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their “evil†look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it."

I'm not sure if it's meant to be positive or negative but I've certainly seen the my cat try to spook me! (just in time for halloween).
 

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Have to admit, I wasn't sure how to take it either
....Mainly because I see all those characteristics in Maia as cute, funny, and just the way she shows her love
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Well that blogger is a complete idiot. He's just some fruitcake with a computer, an utter misunderstanding of the bible, an over abundance of time, and a dearth of true intelligence.
 

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Originally Posted by farleyv

Actually, that description fits my ex husband better than it fits my cats.


There still seem to be plenty of people out there wanting to perpetuate negative myths about cats.
 

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It makes me mad people write this junk. It only perpetuates the huge myth. My cats are as loving as dogs, have none of those traits and I trust them hugely! They are my best buds and watching and playing with them is better than any therapy, anywhere!
 

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Originally Posted by farleyv

It makes me mad people write this junk. It only perpetuates the huge myth. My cats are as loving as dogs, have none of those traits and I trust them hugely! They are my best buds and watching and playing with them is better than any therapy, anywhere!
Completely agree!

Originally Posted by clixpix

Well that blogger is a complete idiot. He's just some fruitcake with a computer, an utter misunderstanding of the bible, an over abundance of time, and a dearth of true intelligence.
Completely agree!

Wish those blasted idiots wouldn't write such nonsense either. Only makes it more dangerous for cats, especially at this time of the year
 

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Ok I cant even begin to explain how I feel about that supposed Christians blog or whatever it is....#$^%#$%&%^*%^&*%#&%^$#^%$^$@#%$#@^&%$&%^*% That doesnt even cover it. Cats are not evil and thank you very much they were worshipped as gods in Egypt. Families used to shave their eyebrows to show that the much loved family cat had passed away. It was a form of grieving/mourning. So he can kiss my patookus!!!! Ok I really despise people like that! And hello he basically called us all dirtball skuzz butts! Forreal I mean Im not a neat freak but I dont have poo tracked thru my house or skuzzyness everywhere. Well dont look in my sink cuz I havent felt like doing dishes but forreal!! I dont think any of us are skuzz butts and yall are some of the nicest most helpful people Ive EVER met and I love this site and all you people whom I consider dear friends and a part of my life I couldnt live without!

So ya know what! Flip him!!!!!!

LOVE YOU ALL TCSERS!!!!!!

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Wow.. I don't even know what to say to that blog. Everyone's already stated the obvious. I hope he wasn't allowed to procreate!
 

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OK, some of this is true, but I totally disagree with some of it. As a Christian I hate when people say that cats are some how evil. Usually these people don't understand that cats are wonderful if given the correct enviornment.
Here is how I break this down.

"Cats are prowlers, uncanny creatures of the night." Yes they love to prowl, they are creatures of the night, and there is nothing negative about that.

"Cruelty and play are one for them." I totally disagree with them. When my cats play it is very differnt from their hunting instinct. If properly trained there is noting cruel about thier hunting. Usually it is a very quick ending for the animal.

"They live by and for fear, practicing being scared or spooking humans by sudden rushings and ambushes." My cats do not try to scare me. The fear that they exibit is a direct result of being both preditor & prey. This writer obviously misses the subtle differences in thier behavior

"Cats dwell in the occult, that is, the “hidden” The cat totally is in league with chthonian nature, Christianity’s mortal enemy." This is the thing that makes me mad. I don't even know how to respond to this.

"Compared to dogs, kindly eager to please, cats are autocrats of naked self-interest."
Again this could be seen if a person does not understand the subtle reality of a cats position in the world.

"They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their “evil” look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it." OK, yes cats do break rules they know about, but so do todlers. Would you call todlers amoral & immoral? I doubt it. This person truly sounds to me like someone who does not enjoy the company of cats.
 

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Did you see what he wrote about Icanhascheezburger. Puh leeze!

Well, I had a friend who used to say "Opinions are like a**h**es - everyone has one." Unfortunately, some people are one!
 

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The only thing I'll agree with is we are our cats servants, LOL! Other than that the person who wrote this is a grade A moron and should maybe be locked in a room with 100 cats, maybe they'll "hypnotise" him into not being such a dork, LOL! The part that really pissed me off was what he was saying about cats being incarnations of vengeful pagen gods. As someone who's a wiccan (very close/the same as pagen) I take major offence to that, as well as everything else that came out of his mouth.
 

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Originally Posted by Ondine

Did you see what he wrote about Icanhascheezburger. Puh leeze!

Well, I had a friend who used to say "Opinions are like a**h**es - everyone has one." Unfortunately, some people are one!
But I guess he's ok with the one that's been done for dogs? Ya know, maybe this is really a person who's mind is being controlled by his DOG, LMAO!
 

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You know after reading more of his blog, I just think the guy that wrote the blog is an idiot. If he were my neighbor I'd make sure my cats were locked up tight, cause he sounds amoral.

Personally I find this kind of idot especially frustrating. I know that religion is a very touchy topic, but as a Christian, we are called to "Love our neighbors as our selves." So to me that means I don't care what religion you practice, I do not judge because I do not want to be judged. One of my good friends is buddist & I'm sure this idot would say I'm going to hell for associating with her. It is so called Christian's like him that hide behind the name of the religion to spue their self rightous garbage. I'm not perfect & there are people I stuggle to love, but I have and never will claim to be perfect. I just do my best every day. OK sorry I'll get of my soap box now.
 

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Originally Posted by P&R

But I guess he's ok with the one that's been done for dogs? Ya know, maybe this is really a person who's mind is being controlled by his DOG, LMAO!
I think your right
 

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At first that made me laugh, then made me sad.
Sillyness really, fiction about cats, yet again. They (cats) have been worshiped, killed outright, worshiped again, because they are cats.
They do not fit our view of types of animals we share our life with.
Dogs share some of those same traits that the author suggests, ever meet a wolf? Creatures of the night, they are. They hunt, kill, bring back prey. So do cats.
Snakes are evil also. Just cause they are snakes.
Bats. They are rodents that can fly in the night with sonar. guiding them.
Dolphins, well that whole sonar thing again, except under water, that cant be good they can communicate and have big brains (so long and thanks for all the fish) Ok I know no one has a dolphin as a pet, but it worked here, go with it.
Hedgehogs, well they are just all spiney, that cant be right, right?
Rats, well they are rats! Nuff said.
Ferrets, long skinny rats, see above.
Sugar gliders, well one look in those big giant eyes, send anyone running.
I have lost track of whre I was going with this.
 

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I usually just disregard what anyone says when they pretend to know the motives of an animal. The truth is there is much about animal behavior that we just plain don't understand. It seems to be human nature though to pretend we can explain everything. That blogger is just doing what a lot of people do, projecting human motives and feelings onto cat behavior. The fallacy should be obvious.
 

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Okay, I read the blog to my kids and we laughed so hard I had to stop and wipe tears from my eyes.

This guy is obviously misinformed about - well everything. It's sad to think though that many people who have no clue about true Christianity will actually consider what he has to say and think his wonky ideas about what the Bible has to say about cats is something we all believe. Something I'm wondering though is how did he miss that the Bible has a plethora of negative remarks about dogs (having to do with the culture of the time and the very real fear of disease - again, at that time). In fact I don't recall ever reading anything specific about cats in the Bible, niether could I find the word cat in any concordance I checked. (Just for fun
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Anyway, it was good for a giggle this morning.
 
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