Dear 'harryrages',

Why are you concerned about "categorising, labelling and boxing stuff"? Where, exactly, is the harm? I've come across this attitude many times in my life and, frankly, it baffles me! Things naturally fall into categories and I suspect that none of us would be able to function if we refused to recognise this fact.

Just a little salutary tale (which may or may not be relevant):

I remember reading, back in the 60s or 70s, about a group of hippies who set up a commune somewhere in a remote part of Wales. One day they set off into the lanes, near to their new abode, to gather the makings of a fresh, 'natural' green salad. One of the plants they picked happened to be Hemlock (Conium maculatum)- and it poisoned all of them to death ...

Now, if only they had known how to identify plants ('categorise, label and box' them) they might all still be alive today.