Turning inward for a moment, let's consider how this categorization mechanism might be employed by the left brain to create a sense of self. For instance, think of all the ways in which you can answer the question “who are you?” Most people in my shoes would say things like, “I am a man, a father, a husband, a professor, an author,” etc. But if you really look, while all of these things point to ways in which I can categorize myself, they don't actually answer the question, “who am I?” Is that because the “I” that I am looking for is more akin to the university or the country of Canada? Sure,
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