(The cats are grumbling too.)

Ah but see, none of the usual rules apply to cats. So all your logic and science just doesn’t cut it.

Cats would be superior in any environment so when it seems like they’re lacking, it’s really because there’s something wrong with the environment, not with the cats.

Cats are the evolutionary peak (ask any cat) and we mere mortals are put on this earth to cater to their needs. True fulfillment can only be attained when you’ve made a cat happy.

Well, not quite. Evolution improves a species with respect to its environment — it doesn’t just “improve” it, there being no objective assessment of what’s “better” and no final goal to mark it against. Even the apparently perfect cat species could be ill-adapted to an environment where, say, devotion and passionate interest were critical for avoiding predators or attracting a mate.

THE FACT THAT CATS DON’T GET THAT CLEARLY MEANS THEY’RE INSUFFICIENTLY EVOLVED

Gahhhhh!! Seriously? Now that is just damn dishonest. Ok, the other stuff FJ was posting about is too (obviously), but seriously? Not adjusting for other factors like that is just irresponsible at best. Christ, I knew I was naive, but dang.

And the BMI just makes me GAH all over again. I think I’m remembering the same comment as you made by some smart person and it was a really good analogy they made that illustrated just how bogus the dang thing is.

Everyone, all groups, are living longer than ever before.

I think now with bogus shit like this there’s come to be this conception of “good” skinnies and “bad” skinnies. And while, yeah, the world just fucking wants you to shut up and be thin already, doing it the “good” way, via Whole Foods and a zillion other yuppie-ised stores or brands/types of food is the new posh.

Also, spinsterwitch, YES that is also something blatantly obvious that no one ever seems to think about when talking about “OMG food production and consumption is up!!11″ I mean really? We’ve pretty much doubled as a species, what’d you expect?

Also, this might be a little off topic or just the conspiracy theorist in me, but part of me wonders how much people take into consideration the rising obesity rate with like… I dunno, something that might put it in perspective like the rising amount of friggin people in the world today, not the amount of people in the world in the 70′s. I know, I know “the percentages!” but.. I dunno, doesn’t it seem logical that with more people in the world there would be more room for any particular group of people to increase? (dunno if this is making any sense – just something that’s always bugged me)

Also, another thought just struck me. If obesity levels are constantly rising (which studies seem to be pointing to actually showing a leveling off in the last few years) then doesn’t that indicate that more people who are obese are surviving? I can’t believe that everyone who would pick up an article and see it say “obesity rates have increased the past year by 5%!” and really honestly think that all those who were obese for the percentage to be studied died of teh fatz and then another huge chunk of the population caught teh obese death plus 5% more. (dunno if that’s making any sense either, just kinda the way I’ve viewed this shit since I started looking at it with a more cynical eye)

And that’s just the garbage. Think of all the extra processes that diet food goes through in order to be acceptably fake — I mean, “healthy”. So diet food itself is much more expensive (and energy-wasting) to produce, and you get much less of it.