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Date: 2005-03-03 02:52 pm (UTC)I agree that that is annoying. And it's a factor of general scientific illiteracy, because someone with a basic grounding in science would have a better understanding what 'natural' means.
But it's not a factor of conflating science with magic, which is the point that started this sub-thread. Or maybe it is, I don't know, if you think science is basically magic, you maybe just feel like you're picking between two different magics, the magic of science and the magic of 'naturalness'. And in the magical realm there is room for holding unjustifiable faith that one type of magic is inherently superior to another.