Comment on UC Berkeley research fellow Michael Cohen dies at 25parentComments−mxschumacher8ydying from a disease is still a natural cause. Unnatural would be getting killed, suicide, accidents etc.−goialoq8yThe term "natural causes" is a misnomer for "non-human-agent causes".−Retric8yNot quite, 'Eaten by shark' for example is not usually lumped under natural causes. Even if that's a natural event.−microcolonel8yIt fits the "natural versus artificial" dichotomy. i.e. anything is natural if it comes about without human agency.−lutorm8yIf I die from a lightning strike while hiking, I'm pretty sure that's not counting as "natural causes" either.
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dying from a disease is still a natural cause. Unnatural would be getting killed, suicide, accidents etc.
The term "natural causes" is a misnomer for "non-human-agent causes".
Not quite, 'Eaten by shark' for example is not usually lumped under natural causes. Even if that's a natural event.
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.