I was thinking recently about the idea of everybody wanting to confine people into small, neat, convenient labels.
Somebody is either a liberal or a conservative. Elvis fan or Beatles fan. Republican or Democrat. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Mormon, Atheist, etc…
I have always felt that the old phrase, “everybody is unique, just like everybody else”, is actually quite true. No single label can define a person, since no matter how closely aligned your beliefs are with those of somebody else, your life was different, your experiences were unique to only you.
So as one small attempt to show the absurdity of labels, I want you (dear readers) to reply with EVERY short label that you feel describes you to any degree.
Matthieu Guibert
Sarah Hippolitus
Jeff Randall
Luis Reinoso
Brian Gregory
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Amateur Science Geek, Atheist, Audiophile,
Bright,
Childish,
Darwinist (even though I despise that word), “Dust in the Wind”,
Egoist, Evolutionist,
Fiscally Conservative,
Gamer, Gnostic,
Humanist,
Indifferent-ist,
Naturalist, Non-believer, Non-Conformist, Non-Theist,
Liberal, Libertarian,
Pro-Choice, Progressive,
“Reality Based Community” Member, Recovered Catholic (although it never actually “took”, so I’m not sure if that would count as recovered),
Skeptic, Secular Humanist, Secularist, Sports Fanatic,
Tech Geek,
Agnostic, Atheist, Deist, Non-Theist
Empiricist,
Darwinist, Evolutionist,
Liberaltarian (Left-Libertarian)
Secular, Progressive, Humanist
Skeptic
Apologist, Accommodationist
Science Enthusiast, Rationalist
Pragmatist, Utilitarianist,
Geek, Nerd, Trekkie,
Sports Fan/Fanatic
Damn, I thought I had gotten um all, but you have a few there I missed for myself…