[1]i-m-ken-and-do-kenning Hi. My name is Ken.* I have been
   defined by Nathan Bailey, 241 years before I was born, in 1731.*
   Surprisingly accurately at that!* At a distance: Here on the
   Internet.* I don't define things; I describe them.* Quite
   superficially at that. Do our names make us who we are?* It's
   one of those "Yes and no" answers.* Encoded in the very language
   we use are concepts that have grown and changed but are more or
   less embedded in how we think, both about ourselves and others.
   We may not ever learn the origin of our names, yet related forms
   of words and concepts do enter our consciousness at some level
   and may shape somewhat the kinds of people we see ourselves to
   be and shape how others treat us. Do names define us?* Certainly
   not entirely, for we have genetic encoding which is something
   that gives us our initial state, like dirt before anything is
   planted in it.* All dirt is different and has unique nutrients
   in it, which support different plant growth.* Yet dirt can
   change both over time, through added fertilizer and by its
   interacting with the plants that grow within it. But do names
   have influence?* I believe so, but to fully trace the tangled
   mess of concepts, understanding, language, society, culture, how
   we name things and people and what they mean and what we think
   they mean...* well... its asking a lot to untangle it all
   perfectly. But I believe that it's possible and eventually,
   we'll get these kinds of things sorted out.* Perhaps we already
   have and I just don't know about it yet. I don't know the
   essence or nature of things.* I can't define things.* But I can
   describe, give an outward appearance, draw the form, represent,
   explain.* Those things I can do.* At a distance.* Ken is good at
   Kenning. :D [PS - I don't mean just personal names.* I'm
   thinking of the nature of words themselves and meaning.* All of
   them.]

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