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by Latty 3030 days ago
> We like to justify these laws with biological categories but what do we do when faced with situations where the categories break down?

Change them to suit the world as we understand it.

The reality is that classifications as strict rules are a fantasy we choose to believe in, but at the end of the day, classifications are descriptions, and so we have to mutate them to help us describe things as best we can.

The reality is we work to the level of detail and accuracy we need. Rigidity in labels and classification is probably a sign of a lack of understanding, because almost everything ends up being broken down more at some point, and exceptions are found that break the rules.