Two of my last three cats liked catnip; the third one seems to have no reaction whatsoever. The third one is a weirdo in more ways than just this “meh” to catnip.
It’s crazy how science has become so advanced that we can:
1. Know that animals are attracted to specific chemicals rather then a whole plant
2. Separate these chemicals in a lab
3. Analyze animal blood to detect specific chemicals molecules in said blood
4. Know the effects these molecules have on any living organism
5. Trace the evolutionary lineage of animals millions of years into the past to figure out who’s related to whom
6. Deduce from the reaction different animals have how long ago a certain behavior developed and even speculate and test reasons why based on well known patterns in evolutionary biology
And all of this when 210 years ago or roughly 7 generations the smartest most educated people on the planet weren’t even sure that different star systems atoms or even evolutionary chains really existed and now every school child knows this!
I don’t think we appreciate the modern scientific revolution and how bonkers it truly is enough.
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1. Know that animals are attracted to specific chemicals rather then a whole plant
2. Separate these chemicals in a lab
3. Analyze animal blood to detect specific chemicals molecules in said blood
4. Know the effects these molecules have on any living organism
5. Trace the evolutionary lineage of animals millions of years into the past to figure out who’s related to whom
6. Deduce from the reaction different animals have how long ago a certain behavior developed and even speculate and test reasons why based on well known patterns in evolutionary biology
And all of this when 210 years ago or roughly 7 generations the smartest most educated people on the planet weren’t even sure that different star systems atoms or even evolutionary chains really existed and now every school child knows this!
I don’t think we appreciate the modern scientific revolution and how bonkers it truly is enough.