About the zombie theory of identity - let a hundred flowers bloom . . .

My response to the edge.com annual question was a hopeful obituary for what I call ``zombie theory of identity'' -- the notion that people do things because they are members of categories like ``Muslim,'' or ``female,'' or ``Chinese.''

It has been interesting to see how and why other sites took this up. The ZToI got mentioned, for instance, on this blog about culture, economics, film, food and growl, among other topics. Also on this site for Canadian technology news, and this philosophical blog.

And these ``musings of a Chicagoan.''

But my favorite (and a surprise, and an illustration of how the Web links scattered people into communities), was the ref from this blog about all things zombie.