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View submission: There Is Nothing Natural
Everything is natural, nothing is unnatural. There is only the natural world.
Aside from the teleological argument you made, which I agree with, what people mean when they say something is unnatural is that it is abnormal to their experience, unfamiliar, nontraditional, uncomfortable.
Comment by MaxChaplin at 17/02/2025 at 14:19 UTC
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The problem here is that it makes the word "natural" meaningless, even though it's useful in many cases. For example, if someone is talking about a natural nuclear fission reactor, you know they're not talking about a power plant. If a landlord promised natural light, you're probably expecting sunlight from a window, not light bulbs.