Gandhi said, “I am a Christian. I am a Jew. I am a Muslim. I am a Hindu.” I know what he means.
Two days ago a woman told me, “I am an atheist.” I said, “I know what you mean. In many ways I am too.”
Sometimes our categories fail in categorizing us accurately. But categories almost never fail in making us categorical when we cling to them to tightly.
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fishon: You might notice, Richard, I NEVER did comment on the good, bad, or ugly of “Labels are reductions.” I VERY CLEARLY said: I don’t think you even know what you mean.
I did notice and I’m not sure how you thought I was saying you did comment on the “good, bad, or ugly.” I believe you are making this up in your own mind.
If you don’t know how labels are reductions then I’m not sure how you would even begin to know if I know what I mean.