Just something I was talking about with the wife this evening. She says that our house is not natural and used the phrase “out in nature”. But lots of animals build nests. And are we not animals just doing the same?

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      1 year ago

      Does that mean you only include non-organic processes in your definition of Natural?

      The oxygen in our atmosphere is not natural using this definition. The entire biosphere is not natural using this definition. The Grand Canyon exists in part due to the organic erosion of rocks by lichen etc…