Posts by Ashley Bailey6

I can't argue with a GIF this objectively perfect, much like I can't win any of our usual debates.

Matthew Anderson4 said:Don't see the point arguing with someone who just picks their own side of the truth.
Peace out. 🙂

Give me a break.

Go argue with a chatbot instead.

Matthew Anderson4 said:So, if dogs being less exposed means they're smarter (literally quoting here), but cats being less exposed says nothing about intelligence? Pick a side already.

You aren't even comparing dogs to cats, really. It's about how people actually treat them, and you're totally missing that part.

Lol, just Google it. I couldn't find a single official census for pet owners either—it’s all just "estimates," though they usually lean toward cats. Didn't see anything on stray dogs, but the numbers for stray cats are definitely up.Alright. That's the situation, at least in the area this article covers.

How does that even make sense? You're talking about Americans when the 3:1 ratio applies to the whole damn world.

Cats face more risks and die more often in developed nations where they live indoors and enjoy a safer environment. If the data actually shows a higher number of stray dogs—which I’m skeptical about—that surplus can only exist in developing countries under uncontrolled conditions. That would basically imply that dogs are better at surviving in the wild.
Now it’s clearer.

Matthew Anderson4 said:So, if dogs being less exposed means they're smarter (literally quoting here), but cats being less exposed says nothing about intelligence? Pick a side already.

You aren't even comparing dogs to cats, really. It's about how people actually treat them, and you're totally missing that part.

Lol, just Google it. I couldn't find a single official census for pet owners either—it’s all just "estimates," though they usually lean toward cats. Didn't see anything on stray dogs, but the numbers for stray cats are definitely up.Alright. That's the situation, at least in the area this article covers.

How does that even make sense? You're talking about Americans when the 3:1 ratio applies to the whole damn world.

I'm weighing one against the other.
Of course how you treat someone matters when they're the boss. They hold the power to make decisions that change everything for you.

Matthew Anderson4 said:So, if dogs being less exposed means they're smarter (literally quoting here), but cats being less exposed says nothing about intelligence? Pick a side already.

You aren't even comparing dogs to cats, really. It's about how people actually treat them, and you're totally missing that part.

Lol, just Google it. I couldn't find a single official census for pet owners either—it’s all just "estimates," though they usually lean toward cats. Didn't see anything on stray dogs, but the numbers for stray cats are definitely up.Alright. That's the situation, at least in the area this article covers.

How does that even make sense? You're talking about Americans when the 3:1 ratio applies to the whole damn world.

There’s really no point in Googling it. Global statistics are easily manipulated, and for most of the world, the data is either non-existent or just plain sloppy.
At the end of the day, we have to trust our own eyes.

Matthew Anderson4 said:So, if dogs being less exposed means they're smarter (literally quoting here), but cats being less exposed says nothing about intelligence? Pick a side already.

You aren't even comparing dogs to cats, really. It's about how people actually treat them, and you're totally missing that part.

Lol, just Google it. I couldn't find a single official census for pet owners either—it’s all just "estimates," though they usually lean toward cats. Didn't see anything on stray dogs, but the numbers for stray cats are definitely up.Alright. That's the situation, at least in the area this article covers.

How does that even make sense? You're talking about Americans when the 3:1 ratio applies to the whole damn world.

Explained above.
If the records are even remotely accurate, you'll find them in the most developed countries.

Sure, let's just cherry-pick numbers to fit our own narrative.
You aren't slapping anyone around, but go ahead and cite your source first. Let's see if they're even relevant. Besides, statistics don't prove intelligence.

Fair enough. I’m using Western culture as my baseline for comparing dog and cat intelligence simply because it's what I know best.
The sample size is massive.

I have no idea where you're getting your data, but even in an organized country like the US, they maintain detailed and accurate records.

There is no way there are more stray dogs than cats. It’s just the nature of the animals. And even if there were, does that mean dogs are better at surviving on their own?

Here is the first thing I came across:

https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/St...ownership.aspx

Even this logically disproves that 1:3 ratio.

p.s. Those people aren't part of our cultural sphere.☕

Matthew Anderson4 said:not even sure what to say to that. you basically just ignored my whole post 😂

living in San Diego here. where do you even live, man? all you see are old cats? 😂
more people get hit by cars daily than cats, period.
and saying a cat dies from being poisoned is somehow against "cat logic"? if you ate a Big Mac and died because someone slipped poison in it, would that make you stupid? 😂
starving isn't just a thing for certain animals either. what, stray dogs don't die of hunger? do strays not starve, just cats? 🙏

What did I miss?

Asian culture when it comes to dogs and cats? Seriously, are we really going to use that as our benchmark?

That’s an apples-to-oranges comparison. Bringing people into this is just a desperate attempt to bait me.
Dogs don't die off nearly as much because they aren't exposed to the same risks. It all comes down to intelligence.
Period. ☕

Intelligence is a collection of different traits. It includes being able to adapt to unknown environments and learning from experience—basically training. Dogs excel at this. Claiming cats are somehow more intelligent just because they don't care about following orders is nonsense. That’s pure theory.
I look at tangible results. I don't care what goes on inside their heads; I care about how it affects them. And dogs have the edge here.

There’s a clear parallel between theory and practice. A theory is useless if you lack the ability to put it into action to improve things for yourself and others.

Matthew Anderson4 said:That only applies to those dumb dogs we basically captured and put to work like slaves. Cats chose us because we had extra stuff lying around, and they figured out a tactic to charm us by catching mice and other pests. They played us.

You weren't comparing intelligence, you just said a dog is more capable of intelligent functions? 😂
And you still haven't explained how predicting epilepsy is an "intelligent function" when it’s just a dog using its nose because you trained it to be a tool. The dog doesn't know what epilepsy is. You're tripping if you think the dog uses its nose to recognize a seizure. It's not like that. The human uses the dog's nose to recognize the seizure.

Besides, where am I gonna find stray dogs? This isn't some rural village.
More people die daily in a city like Chicago than cats die on the streets (relative to their populations). Does that mean a cat is smarter than a human?

I don't get the question. A sheltered cat lives just as long as a sheltered dog. But a stray cat definitely has a better shot at surviving than a stray dog. Most dogs couldn't even figure out how to get into a trash can to eat.

Don't get why I'm "downplaying" smell by calling it a sense rather than intelligence. I've never heard anyone say, "Wow, you're so smart because you have great vision or hearing."

Where on earth do you live?
If we set aside natural causes, people in LA die every day from crossing busy streets, eating toxic food, or simply starving.

Matthew Anderson4 said:That only applies to those dumb dogs we basically captured and put to work like slaves. Cats chose us because we had extra stuff lying around, and they figured out a tactic to charm us by catching mice and other pests. They played us.

You weren't comparing intelligence, you just said a dog is more capable of intelligent functions? 😂
And you still haven't explained how predicting epilepsy is an "intelligent function" when it’s just a dog using its nose because you trained it to be a tool. The dog doesn't know what epilepsy is. You're tripping if you think the dog uses its nose to recognize a seizure. It's not like that. The human uses the dog's nose to recognize the seizure.

Besides, where am I gonna find stray dogs? This isn't some rural village.
More people die daily in a city like Chicago than cats die on the streets (relative to their populations). Does that mean a cat is smarter than a human?

I don't get the question. A sheltered cat lives just as long as a sheltered dog. But a stray cat definitely has a better shot at surviving than a stray dog. Most dogs couldn't even figure out how to get into a trash can to eat.

Don't get why I'm "downplaying" smell by calling it a sense rather than intelligence. I've never heard anyone say, "Wow, you're so smart because you have great vision or hearing."

Fair enough, maybe I phrased that poorly. But those sensory factors are essential tools. They allow intelligence to actually manifest within a society.
Especially in the animal kingdom, where you don't have human intervention to bail you out.
But let's not compare apples to oranges by weighing a dog or a cat against - (a human).

Matthew Anderson4 said:lol, second life, self-sufficient, unique, one-of-a-kind, exists just for us 😂
maybe we exist for them, ever thought about that? 😂

haha, downplaying smell? what's there to downplay, I don't get it.
just curious what correlation you see between smelling stuff and being smart. is a dog smarter than a cat just because you used basic conditioning to teach it to bark when it catches a scent? 🙏

You're leaning too hard on philosophy instead of sticking to the facts.

Why would you even think that given the first point?
They exist for us. They created a dependency on humans and moved away from the wild. Dogs embraced that role perfectly.
Cats are more like parasites—exactly what we fight against at every level.
And they aren't even aware that we recognize them as vastly inferior.

Matthew Anderson4 said:lol, second life, self-sufficient, unique, one-of-a-kind, exists just for us 😂
maybe we exist for them, ever thought about that? 😂

haha, downplaying smell? what's there to downplay, I don't get it.
just curious what correlation you see between smelling stuff and being smart. is a dog smarter than a cat just because you used basic conditioning to teach it to bark when it catches a scent? 🙏

I wasn't actually comparing raw intelligence.
I meant that all those neurons are useless if a dog ends up being more capable of intelligent functions by the end of the day.
More intelligent within our world, where both animals are just guests.

How many dead dogs do you see on the street compared to cats?

How long can a cat use its intelligence to survive as a loner?
And how long does a dumb dog live in someone's house? Who comes out ahead in terms of total intelligence?

Why am I disparaging the sense of smell?
Because it's a core component of overall intelligence.

It's like if I were to disparage a cat's whiskers; some people just act superior.

p.s. You're arguing immaturely and condescendingly without any actual substance.

Matthew Young35 said:A true intellectual, unlike swiftscout9!

If anything can teach you about dictatorship, it’s raising a child.

Precisely.

Similarly, a dog is capable of forming an emotional bond with its owner, whereas a cat does everything out of pure self-interest.

Actually, cats can form deep emotional bonds too. Anyone claiming otherwise clearly hasn't lived with a cat.

I find it easy to decide who I want by my side.

For me, it's quite a struggle.
I simply cannot decide between Shakira and Taylor Swift.

It’s irrelevant.
The dog reflects the owner.

Matthew Young35 said:A true intellectual, unlike swiftscout9!

If anything can teach you about dictatorship, it’s raising a child.

Precisely.

Similarly, a dog is capable of forming an emotional bond with its owner, whereas a cat does everything out of pure self-interest.

Actually, cats can form deep emotional bonds too. Anyone claiming otherwise clearly hasn't lived with a cat.

I find it easy to decide who I want by my side.

For me, it's quite a struggle.
I simply cannot decide between Shakira and Taylor Swift.

If you get one at the opposite age, you end up with an idiot child or an idiot dog—something destructive and negative.
But clearly, you don't mind that.

Matthew Young35 said:A true intellectual, unlike swiftscout9!

If anything can teach you about dictatorship, it’s raising a child.

Precisely.

Similarly, a dog is capable of forming an emotional bond with its owner, whereas a cat does everything out of pure self-interest.

Actually, cats can form deep emotional bonds too. Anyone claiming otherwise clearly hasn't lived with a cat.

I find it easy to decide who I want by my side.

For me, it's quite a struggle.
I simply cannot decide between Shakira and Taylor Swift.

I’ll take my own previous comment with a grain of salt, but I haven't heard that from anyone who actually owns a cat.
Regardless, the bond is incomparable, provided the owner isn't a complete moron.
Not everyone is cut out for dogs.

Matthew Young35 said:A true intellectual, unlike swiftscout9!

If anything can teach you about dictatorship, it’s raising a child.

Precisely.

Similarly, a dog is capable of forming an emotional bond with its owner, whereas a cat does everything out of pure self-interest.

Actually, cats can form deep emotional bonds too. Anyone claiming otherwise clearly hasn't lived with a cat.

I find it easy to decide who I want by my side.

For me, it's quite a struggle.
I simply cannot decide between Shakira and Taylor Swift.

Hmm.

Or maybe just a regular girl like 😁

Matthew Anderson4 said:useful in someone else's circle?
what a joke lol

and what's the link between a sharp sense of smell and memory? 😕

good nose + basic conditioning = smarts😂

Yeah. Useful to an intellectually superior society.
That’s why we have domestic dogs and cats—they exist for us.

And you still don't get why you're dismissing the sense of smell.

Matthew Young35 said:My cat serves a purpose. His purring keeps me grounded.
He curls up in my lap, he purrs; everyone wins.
Is that not what we call coexistence? Multiculturalism? Tolerance?
With dogs, it’s a different story altogether—the dictator owner versus an obedient canine population.

Same goes for living with a dog, except somehow people actually know how to handle them.
If training a dog requires authority, then raising a child is just as much about discipline.

Dogs can actually bond emotionally with their owners. Cats just act out of pure self-interest.
Choosing who I want by my side isn't a hard decision.

Matthew Young35 said:Why?

Let those intense neurons actually be put to use.
Maybe even make them slightly useful to society.

Matthew Anderson4 said:Turns out cat brains are actually way more wired for heavy lifting than dog brains. They’re packing about 300 million neurons in that cerebral cortex, while dogs only hit around 160 million.

Fine then, go ahead and train a cat to predict an epileptic seizure.

In a quiet neighborhood after midnight—where you can't even hear a fly buzz—a tiny mosquito can ruin your sleep, while a massive moth won't bother you at all.

Cheers to everyone enjoying some honey 🤦

If they were actually building an app meant for the whole country to enjoy, they could have easily included more than five multiple-choice options.🤦

Noah Ross7 said:Brad Pitt dies 😢

Two grenades blow him apart. He's just shredded into pieces.

Keith Miller30 said:Thanks for the tip, I think I'll dive into Fury later today. 🙂

Worst movie ever.

James Anderson5 said:Sergio made a solid call here

It looks like some failed surgical project.
RIP Sergio, nobody bothered to tell him.

She’s unattractive, overweight, and looks vacant.
If this is how she is now, just imagine her in a few years.

Damn, after the pirate Bay went down, now this is gone too http://www.wiziwig.tv/

Jesse Sullivan5 said:Tomorrow, the veteran members of VB16 are finally stepping up to the polls for the very first time! 😍

They'll probably spend two hours just hovering around the serial number.

Michelle Palmer6 said:Steve is never going to be Stephen.

Stephen Stef will never be Stephen.