heterogeneous v. kin

het·ero·ge·neous
het·ero·ge·neous -he-te-ro-'jE-nE-us, Function: adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenEs, from heter- + genos kind -- consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed. More at Kin.

kin
kin, Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cynn; Latin genus birth, race, kind, Greek genos, Latin gignere to beget: a group of persons of common ancestry: clan.

Thought for the day: Within a body of supposedly like-minded people, why do some people feel like kin, and some people feel like they are not part of the clan?

Perhaps is because we are

eclec·tic
e-'klek-tik, Function: adjectiveEtymology: Greek eklektikos, from eklegein to select, from ex- out + legein to gather. 1 : selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles 2 : composed of elements drawn from various sources; also : heterogeneous.

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