Greetings @gentleshaid, thank you for this contribution, I love cats for their different characteristics although I admit I have never read a book about cats, or at least not in this aspect, are interesting data that you expose in your publication, but even more interesting is how you dismantled a myth of years in minutes thanks to technology and access to information, this may seem a little rude or not for the old man with whom you had a conversation, but that depends on the point of view with which you see it, however, it is much more important that you had the opportunity to show this data to young people, who are being formed with or without enough information about how the facts occur and perhaps your contribution generated from respect and truthfulness opens a window of uncertainty for other issues, which may result in continued curiosity, questions and study, I like to think about this because I feel that sometimes we do not have stimulants to question things, this we should do at every moment because it is simply part of progress.
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Thank you for the comprehensive response to a very vital issue. Yes, the old folks might have formed their opinions on things, even if they negate scientific reasonings. However, the onus lies on the youth not to inherit such beliefs with their reason being that they met their parents with the same beliefs. WHile the old man in my own case still found it a bit rude, the younger ones saw my point and started changing their beliefs on the spot. Thanks to science and technology.