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by Chris2048 1612 days ago
> Suppose a cat had fingers, and basic language ability

It would no longer be a cat.

That's why "If you (a human) were a cat" is a problem, b/c you need to say what level of human/cat this hybrid creature is imagined to be.

It's like that joke: "Behold! The dog with two heads! and two bodies!"