s1m0n wrote:Nanohedron wrote:If I say she took a bike upstairs, visual contact is already implied.
Graph it out for me. Where exactly is that implied?
I said from the outset that I was in the hallway. I said it numerous times. No graph needed. You cannot continue to ignore this and say you are making a case of any kind.
But in the event you still cannot comprehend without needless overcomplication of the uncomplicated: When one is
IN THE HALLWAY and someone who wasn't there before shows up, one takes visual notice (stipulating of course that I am sighted, since we're splitting hairs so thin they have only one side). After all, who is this person? Might be an intruder. So you look. This needn't be "graphed out"; there's not even any call for it. And - but perhaps this doesn't apply to your concept of a social contract - upon encountering one's neighbor, the usual thing that follows is a greeting. Do you say Hello to your neighbor with your back turned? Of course not. For that matter, how would you even know it's your neighbor, then? So, yeah. Visual. Same goes for the cat. When there's a line of sight involved, sight's going to be used. Hearing, smell, and air pressure sense are all very fine and no doubt in play, but when someone walks in lugging a bike, it's not a matter of sussing out hidden prey. Both you and the cat can see, you both
do see, and it's jolly good information all on its own. It's as simple as that.
Now remind me again: Which part of "in the hallway" is irrelevant?
s1m0n wrote:But when I've spent any amount of time in apartment living beside the same neighbour, I very soon developed the ability to tell exactly what they were doing by sound alone.
I was in the hallway.
The hallway. It's quite simple, really. H-a-l-l-w-a-y.
s1m0n wrote:... we're trying to understand feline behaviour here.
What?
We? Don't know where you get this "we" business, because I'm not in the dark about it. I could tell you loads, not that you'd listen. Here's what I think: Just stay clear of being a cat owner, and you'll be fine. I daresay it'll be better for the cats, too.
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