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great. Do you bellieve that simply occuring is enough for a thing to be natural?
Well, first I'd like to point out that in the previous posts I was specifically targetting the definition of "unnatural" because hicup was only looking at that definition in order to make a certain argument.
But to answer your question: No. The definition of "natural" I tend abide by in contexts such as this one is "being in accordance with or determined by nature" Natural - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
I don't look at all things made by humans as natural, and this includes concepts, ideas, ideologies, inventions, etc. I wouldn't call "religion" or shoes natural. They are man-made things and, as such, are determined by man, not nature.