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by simiones 880 days ago
Sure, but then of course absolutely everything is "naturally occurring". Plastic is a naturally occurring substance, computers are naturally occurring objects, C++ is a natural language. Perhaps then only miracles from God (for those who believe in such things) are unnatural?
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In your example, I’d opt for supernatural over unnatural, and I get your meaning.
Now you're getting it.
I am, but this is just not what those words mean, to anyone.
Plenty of people do not believe the conceptualization of a natural/synthetic divide does any good. There are entire subsets of philosophy, feminism, cyborg theory, etc. which talk about this.
It may be heterodox, but it’s what it means to me, and I’m sure I’m not completely alone in feeling so.