• Draconic NEO@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    Most scientists won’t say that there are no straight lines in nature, it’s so obviously and provably wrong. I think it’s more of a thing philosophically said when talking about how modern life is so different and unnatural compared to the lives of ancient people or animals.

      • Noobnarski@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Agriculture is already somewhat unnatural, so I guess a “natural” life would be hunter gatherers.

        • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          Are you trying to say that we don’t follow the laws of nature? That our activities are supernatural?

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            2 months ago

            Buddy, what is natural about me, a person who has never met you, talking to you, a person I have never met. How the hell doss that make any sense. Fuckin’ superpowers m8. All up in this gadget.

          • Noobnarski@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            Somewhat yes, nature usually tries to adapt to the environment, we are adapting the environment to us.

            I haven’t seen any other animal building roads and factories and cities.

        • TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          oh I see, so if you aren’t a roving band of stone age people, then it’s unnatural?

          and are these societies also matriarchal or something too, because you know the patriarchy is unnatural as well?

          • Noobnarski@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            Kind of, humans were hunter gatherers for so long that we evolved to be good at it, so I guess that’s what would be natural for us.

            Agriculture and our current life hasn’t been around long enough for us to properly adapt to it.

            I have no idea if those societies were patriarchal or matriarchal, I would imagine both happened or maybe even some sort of equality, if you want to know more about this go ask an expert in the field.

            But in the end I don’t care what you do, I just continued your argument.

  • Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Straight line and sharp corners in almost all crystals.

    Nice eg. in Ireland

  • Sam_Bass@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    just because someone calls themself a scientist doesnt mean they are, as evidenced by that post

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    2 months ago

    And this is why absolute statements are generally bad arguments. It only takes one example to disprove them.