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> Would you feel comfortable saying that a human who isn't bipedal is unnatural and abnormal. We're talking about the language of science here. Biologists oft
by ta8645 3y ago
> Would you feel comfortable saying that a human who isn't bipedal is unnatural and abnormal.
We're talking about the language of science here. Biologists often talk about humans in terms of their biological characteristics. There is no judgement, only classification.
And acknowledging what is normal, is not a value judgement. It's not meant in a hurtful way.
Intent matters.
- Angostura 3y agoIf we are talking about the language of science, 'unnatural' wouldn't be used. Abnormal may be used in context of say, a development issue, but something like 'atypical' is more likely to be used.