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What is nature? I've been asking this | What is nature? I've been asking this question of people who have attended [[Events|word-coinings]] for the Human Nature Dictionary. Here are some answers to date: | ||
* It varies from culture to culture | * It varies from culture to culture | ||
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* Something we learn about in museums | * Something we learn about in museums | ||
* Something we didn’t make | * Something we didn’t make | ||
* Smells | * Smells | ||
* Unpredictable | |||
* Great sweeping forest | * Great sweeping forest | ||
* Ocean, rocks, trees, mountains (maybe man, but not really) | * Ocean, rocks, trees, mountains (maybe man, but not really) | ||
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* Open air | * Open air | ||
* Being able to breathe and relax | * Being able to breathe and relax | ||
* Living things | |||
* Untouched by humans | |||
* Undeveloped | |||
* Something that's a combination of things that are elemental, basic | |||
* As a child: everything that was studiable | |||
* Trees | |||
* An integral part of my body and soul | |||
* Processes like cell division, entropy | |||
Revision as of 10:45, 1 June 2016
What is nature? I've been asking this question of people who have attended word-coinings for the Human Nature Dictionary. Here are some answers to date:
- It varies from culture to culture
- Woods, wildness
- A destination, a vacation spot
- Something we learn about in museums
- Something we didn’t make
- Smells
- Unpredictable
- Great sweeping forest
- Ocean, rocks, trees, mountains (maybe man, but not really)
- Growing things vs. static things
- Parks and urban gardens in a city
- Mediated by language (I was a suburban child)
- I grew up in the country, nature was all around
- Not controllable, just is
- Emotional association of being outside, exposed, buffeted by wind and waves
- Nature encyclopedia
- Ant farm in school
- Open air
- Being able to breathe and relax
- Living things
- Untouched by humans
- Undeveloped
- Something that's a combination of things that are elemental, basic
- As a child: everything that was studiable
- Trees
- An integral part of my body and soul
- Processes like cell division, entropy