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by refurb 1549 days ago
Exceptions to a rule are just that - exceptions. They don't refute the general rule.

I might draw a hand with a thumb and four fingers. The fact that some people are born with more or fewer fingers doesn't change the fact I drew a hand.

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Those people still have hands.
Right, but we don't look at someone who was born without a hand and say "ok, clearly our definition of a hand is wrong."