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Choosing who you are
RE: Choosing who you are
I think it's reasonable to assume that SenseMaker meant that nobody chooses obviously inborn traits, such as skin color, sexuality, gender, arm length, etc. The statement does just fine for a casual conversation. It only doesn't hold up when you start thinking about things people can choose to be, which are not typically to what people refer when they say that's what they "are." It's common enough vernacular that it can be understood to mean inheritable/inborn traits by most people in light conversation.
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Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 11:53 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Alan V - June 4, 2019 at 12:35 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by arewethereyet - June 4, 2019 at 1:08 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by WinterHold - June 17, 2019 at 10:04 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 17, 2019 at 12:38 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by WinterHold - June 18, 2019 at 7:55 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by LastPoet - June 18, 2019 at 11:30 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by WinterHold - June 18, 2019 at 6:20 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 19, 2019 at 9:08 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by WinterHold - June 19, 2019 at 5:56 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 20, 2019 at 2:37 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by vulcanlogician - June 4, 2019 at 1:27 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Aegon - June 4, 2019 at 1:43 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Little lunch - June 4, 2019 at 8:19 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 4, 2019 at 2:01 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Nay_Sayer - June 4, 2019 at 2:30 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 2:50 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Nay_Sayer - June 4, 2019 at 3:03 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Gawdzilla Sama - June 4, 2019 at 3:44 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by tackattack - June 4, 2019 at 4:25 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 4, 2019 at 5:56 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 6:15 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 4, 2019 at 6:32 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by SlowCalculations - June 8, 2019 at 12:50 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by arewethereyet - June 8, 2019 at 1:54 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 4, 2019 at 10:50 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 5, 2019 at 12:08 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Macoleco - June 4, 2019 at 6:39 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 6:43 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 7:40 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 7:50 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 7:57 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 4, 2019 at 8:51 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 10:05 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Aegon - June 5, 2019 at 10:44 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 4, 2019 at 7:02 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 7:14 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 4, 2019 at 7:21 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 7:23 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 4, 2019 at 7:30 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 7:37 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 4, 2019 at 7:48 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 7:24 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 7:03 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 7:40 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 8:00 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 4, 2019 at 10:09 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 5, 2019 at 7:00 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 7:39 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 5, 2019 at 8:07 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Athene - June 5, 2019 at 9:53 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 7:39 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by chimp3 - June 4, 2019 at 8:38 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 8:46 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by arewethereyet - June 4, 2019 at 9:10 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2019 at 9:29 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 4, 2019 at 10:57 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by arewethereyet - June 4, 2019 at 10:59 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 5, 2019 at 9:52 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Gawdzilla Sama - June 7, 2019 at 8:45 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Sal - June 4, 2019 at 9:17 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by ignoramus - June 4, 2019 at 9:21 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Little lunch - June 4, 2019 at 9:28 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 4, 2019 at 10:47 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Athene - June 4, 2019 at 11:43 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Losty - June 5, 2019 at 5:48 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 5, 2019 at 8:29 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 8:33 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 5, 2019 at 8:34 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Mister Agenda - June 5, 2019 at 9:35 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 5, 2019 at 10:37 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 11:11 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 5, 2019 at 11:28 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 12:39 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Athene - June 5, 2019 at 1:21 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Athene - June 5, 2019 at 11:59 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by downbeatplumb - June 5, 2019 at 11:00 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 5, 2019 at 1:30 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 3:03 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 5, 2019 at 3:16 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 5, 2019 at 1:46 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 5, 2019 at 1:55 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 5, 2019 at 2:01 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 5, 2019 at 2:25 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LadyForCamus - June 5, 2019 at 2:31 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 5, 2019 at 2:12 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 5, 2019 at 2:15 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 3:41 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 5, 2019 at 4:09 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Aegon - June 5, 2019 at 4:29 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Losty - June 5, 2019 at 3:45 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 5, 2019 at 6:18 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 5, 2019 at 10:22 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Athene - June 6, 2019 at 9:43 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 6, 2019 at 10:46 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 6, 2019 at 7:25 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by onlinebiker - June 6, 2019 at 9:47 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Athene - June 6, 2019 at 10:20 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 6, 2019 at 9:59 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by LastPoet - June 6, 2019 at 12:17 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Jello - June 6, 2019 at 3:21 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 7, 2019 at 2:32 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Jello - June 7, 2019 at 7:45 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 7, 2019 at 8:52 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Jello - June 7, 2019 at 3:21 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Amarok - June 6, 2019 at 9:12 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by brewer - June 6, 2019 at 9:29 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Fake Messiah - June 7, 2019 at 12:33 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 7, 2019 at 12:32 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 7, 2019 at 1:54 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 8, 2019 at 8:07 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 8, 2019 at 8:15 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Jello - June 8, 2019 at 8:25 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by arewethereyet - June 8, 2019 at 12:24 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 8, 2019 at 3:17 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by arewethereyet - June 8, 2019 at 3:22 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 10, 2019 at 4:10 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by SenseMaker007 - June 11, 2019 at 9:23 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 11, 2019 at 11:37 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Anomalocaris - June 17, 2019 at 8:19 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by SenseMaker007 - June 18, 2019 at 4:59 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Gawdzilla Sama - June 18, 2019 at 6:34 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Sal - June 18, 2019 at 7:50 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Gawdzilla Sama - June 18, 2019 at 8:12 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by SenseMaker007 - June 11, 2019 at 11:58 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 17, 2019 at 12:44 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 17, 2019 at 7:20 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by Shell B - June 17, 2019 at 9:45 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by LastPoet - June 18, 2019 at 7:14 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Gawdzilla Sama - June 18, 2019 at 7:28 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by LastPoet - June 18, 2019 at 7:40 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Drich - June 18, 2019 at 1:16 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by The Grand Nudger - June 19, 2019 at 9:53 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by Drich - June 19, 2019 at 12:54 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by The Grand Nudger - June 19, 2019 at 1:12 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by The Grand Nudger - June 19, 2019 at 5:59 pm
RE: Choosing who you are - by WinterHold - June 22, 2019 at 2:59 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 22, 2019 at 3:36 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by WinterHold - June 22, 2019 at 4:15 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by I_am_not_mafia - June 22, 2019 at 5:44 am
RE: Choosing who you are - by no one - June 22, 2019 at 6:04 am

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