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Dear readers, the following thoughts came to mind this morning at about 3:30 a.m. when I was cleaning up after my cat, Soren:

1. If [evolution/creationism] is true, how did cats end up with such a lousy, fragile digestive system?

2. Why is it that my cat was smart enough to figure out how to use the doorknob to open a door at the house I lived in when I was single, but can’t comprehend a simple fact like “Hmmm, the last time I ate a bug, I involuntarily ejected the contents of my stomach in various spots around the house, so perhaps I shouldn’t eat this bug that looks so very (and inexplicably) tasty.”

3. If my cat is smart enough to go to the litter box when he has to … uh … do his business, why isn’t he smart enough to do the same thing when he’s about to evacuate the contents of his belly after eating the aformentioned bug?

(Feel free to substitute terms like “houseplant”, “human food”, etc. where you see “bug” above.)