After reflecting on the nature and origins of such terms as type, essence, instincts and subtypes, it’s pretty clear there are several definitions in circulation. Mind you, we are speaking here of “relative” concepts that by nature are unfathomable and tend to play quantum tricks on us if we try to probe too deep. Each answer leads to a larger question and so it goes.

Even something as simple as this page is made of molecules which in their turn are composed of atoms, which are composed of p...

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