The choice of labelling yourself a furry is barely even a choice. It's something you are. If you play rock music you are a rock band, whether you choose to label yourself as one or not. It's ridiculous to think someone is only something if they choose to label themselves as such. If you take that to be the case then there's no point even bothering to debate the definition of furry because it would be irrelevant.
How does any of this contradict my stance on not letting emotional reactions take control? It's still something we need to work on. It's the same message then and now.
That last sentence has absolutely nothing to do with religion.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
The choice of labelling yourself a furry is barely even a choice. It's something you are. If you play rock music you are a rock band, whether you choose to label yourself as one or not. It's ridiculous to think someone is only something if they choose to label themselves as such. If you take that to be the case then there's no point even bothering to debate the definition of furry because it would be irrelevant.
How does any of this contradict my stance on not letting emotional reactions take control? It's still something we need to work on. It's the same message then and now.
That last sentence has absolutely nothing to do with religion.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~