There is no cat. It’s a thought experiment. The conclusions of the so-called scientists are contrary to logic. A creature is either alive or dead. There is no middle state between the two.
1 is either equal to 0 or not. There is no middle state between the two.
That is very much the classical view. It’s also demonstrably incorrect. Reality is “larger” than what rationality can encompass. See Goedel Incompleteness.
There is no spoon, either.