[Enter ME, MOTHER, BROTHER, DOG, and CHARLES DARWIN.]
MOTHER: What a nice meal! Chicken and eggs… I wonder which came first.
BROTHER: The chicken came first!
ME: The egg came first!
DARWIN: In fact, it was-
[Knocking is heard at the door. I walk towards the door to greet our new guests. Enter philosopher ARISTOTLE, Mortal Kombat character QUAN CHI, and particle physicist RICHARD FEYNMAN.]
ARISTOTLE: Aristotle is here!
QUAN CHI: Behold, the great sorcerer Quan Chi!
FEYNMAN: It is I, Richard Feynman!
DOG: [Growls.]
MOTHER: I don't think she likes you, Aristotle.
ARISTOTLE: Impossible! All like Aristotle!
BROTHER: She looks unhappy.
ARISTOTLE: Aye, looks; but the dog cannot feel unhappy, for an animal's soul does not allow for emotion!
QUAN CHI: No soul? What makes you think dogs lack souls? I know for certain you speak wrongly.
DOG: [Snarls.]
ARISTOTLE: Impossible! What purpose would a dog have for emotion?
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