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0 pointsgoialoq8y ago0 comments

The term "natural causes" is a misnomer for "non-human-agent causes".

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microcolonel8y ago· 1 in thread

It fits the "natural versus artificial" dichotomy. i.e. anything is natural if it comes about without human agency.

If I die from a lightning strike while hiking, I'm pretty sure that's not counting as "natural causes" either.

Not quite, 'Eaten by shark' for example is not usually lumped under natural causes. Even if that's a natural event.

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