In order to answer this question, we must first consider what a kitten is. A kitten can be defined as ‘a young domestic cat’. This definition describes all kittens and also allows us to infer some general facts about them. For example, it tells us that all cats will eventually grow up into adult cats. Kittens are thus in the category of things that one day will not be kittens anymore.
We can apply the same approach to defining a kitten’s owner. We might say that a kitten’s ‘owner’ is ‘a person who possesses or owns something’. This definition allows us to infer additional facts about kitten owners, such as the fact that they will one day no longer own kittens (since all kittens eventually become adult cats). It also tells us that there are two categories of people in relation to owning cats: those who presently own them and those who do not.
We must now ask the following question: Which of these two categories is better, owning or not owning a kitten?
I can imagine reasons why owning a kitten might be better than not owning one, but I cannot imagine a single reason why not owning a kitten is better than owning one. In other words, the positive aspect of owning a kitten clearly outweighs any negative aspects.
Therefore, I conclude that you should get a kitten.
Why are kittens cute?
To begin with, the word ‘cute’ in our language does not refer to an actual physical property of objects. We do not say that a kitten is cute, for example, because it has big eyes or soft fur. Rather we use the term cute as a shorthand way of saying something else: such as kittens are small and fluffy.
Kittens are also cute because they tend to elicit a response of parental nurturing in people. For example, when my owner sees me she will pick me up and hold me close to her face. She may kiss or cuddle me as well.
We know from our own experiences of growing up that this response is a natural human instinct. We find that it makes us feel good to nurture and care for small cute animals, such as kittens. This feeling seems to be hard-wired into our brain circuits.
Some people find that they are unable to overcome this instinct and so they will buy a kitten as their pet. Other people, such as myself the author of this response, do not have the urge to own a cat because I am already owned by my human.
In conclusion, kittens are cute because they elicit a nurturing response in humans. People therefore have the urge to buy or own a kitten as their pet.