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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural only one sub-item of these fifteen definitions of natural
by 0_gravitas 6y ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural only one sub-item of these fifteen definitions of natural say "no human intervention".
Lets look at the definition for nature: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nature
Definition 2b is succint: "an inner force (such as instinct, appetite, desire) or the sum of such forces in an individual"
According to this, murder is in fact quite natural.
I don't like arguments about definitions, because they're a cheap way out: "x is (not) bad because its y"; they also force discussions about all the wrong things, ignoring the core of what both parties care about regarding the issue.
- em-bee 6y agoI don't like arguments about definitions i agree. i do however like to clarify definitions so that we all know what we mean. i am quite happy to continue the discussion with OPs definition of natural, because now that we understand what that definition is we can get back to the actual core of the issue.