Booboo, what is the biggest difference between women and men?
Women can produce offsprings. Men cannot.

Of course, Booboo, that's obvious, but what about the philosophical and intellectual differences?
Those are nothing more than the result of cultural conditioning.

Men and women are the same?
In the basics, yes. Individuals will always have their own idiosyncratic differences.

What is the nature of genius, Booboo?
Genius is nothing more than the ability to switch mindsets as the situation changes.

Is that a learned ability?
No! It is an unlearned ability.

I don't understand, Booboo!
All healthy infants have genius, but they unlearn it.

Unlearn it, Booboo?
In fact, they are educated out of it.

Are you saying our schools are failing?
Not at all. They are simply doing what the culture demands.

What can we do to prevent war, Booboo?
Give up revenge.

No matter what's been done to us?
Damn right!

Wouldn't that make us victims and losers?
Look at the Irish, the Jews, the Arabs, or the Croatians. Do you see any winners?

In truth, I see only losers on all sides.
So, give up revenge.

That's hard to do!
Only for humans.

Not for other animals?
I'm not sure about mice, but I never hold a grudge against them.

Booboo, it seems that we have and ever increasing number of suicides in each new year. What is the cause of this?
Suicide is always caused by people killing themselves.

To be sure, Booboo, but what is it in the person which makes them do that?
It is always the result of depression of one form or another.

I can see where the loss of hope in the terminally ill could cause a suicidal depression. Is that the biggest cause?
Not at all. It has been made to look much more noteworthy than it is by a recently celebrated madman.

Are you saying that the suffering of the terminally ill is not important?
No, simply that it is not a major cause of suicide. Most terminally ill people do not choose that option.

But, Shouldn't we make it easier for them if they wish to?
No! It's a personal matter, not a state matter.

Is it a sin?
Not if you eat the kill.

Yuck! Are you serious?
It's the cat mentality. For most people, assisting a suicide would be a sin.

What about Kevorkian?
For him it was the gravest of sins.

Why?
His motive was political rather than compassionate.

Can I surmise from that, that you would not support legalizing physician assisted suicide?
Legalized euthanasia would just be the first step toward making old age a crime punishable by execution.

Do you really believe that?
Do you ever read history?

Good point. Lets get back to depression. What are the other causes?
There are many, depending on the mentality of the human. For some, a bad hair day can trigger it. For a Frenchman, a bad wine could be significant.

You make it seem that humans are too frivolous.
Some humans! There are also some who are too serious. That's why it's so delightful to be a cat. We achieve a perfect balance.

Perhaps, I should make a note to try to be more felonious.
Watch it! Do you wish to terminate the audience?

Did I mention that I brought you a box of Tabby Treats?
Oh! Well, please be seated.

Thank you. You said it's delightful to be a cat, but wouldn't you like to be a human being?
Not at the cost of being untrue to my nature.

But dogs, seem to manage ok!
Dogs are so pitifully servile.

Is there really a place called heaven?
If it's what you want, it will be there.

Why wouldn't I want it?
What would you do there?

I don't know.
Then, for you, it doesn't exist.

I don't understand?
Keep working on it.

Okay. Now, is there one most likely cause of depression?
In western cultures, the largest single cause of depression is the inability to give a personally satisfying answer to the question, "What is the point of my life?"

Just a simple thing like that?
It is not a simple thing for the thoughtful person.

Then, is it the thoughtful person who is the most likely suicide?
To be sure.

Is this condition of depression more likely in men or women?
It's about the same.

How so?
The demographic is that severe depression is most likely to occur in middle aged housewives after their children have left the nest.

And for men?
For men, it usually occurs shortly after their retirement, or their first erectile dysfunction.

How can we deal with depression Booboo?
Get off your butt and do something useful.

Just like that?
Yes! Usefully active people are rarely depressed.