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==Can 'natural' be effectively used as a criterion?==

{{Discussion|
Statements  = Can 'natural' be effectively used as a criterion?|
Resolution  =  'Natural' cannot be effectively used as a criterion.|
Argumentation= 
:{{Attack|1|Cannot because the term natural is ambiguous.|Jouni}}
::{{Defend|3|If loss of biodiversity is caused by nature or a non-human species, is it therefore natural and preferred over human actions to prevent the loss?|Jouni}}
::{{Defend|4|It is not usually clear which outcomes in a complex system are caused by which action or event, and therefore it is not easy or possible to say, what was caused by humans and what by nature.|Jouni}}
::{{Defend|5|The environment changes anyway all the time, so what is the original, natural state that was untouched by the man?|Jouni}}
:{{Attack|2|Instead, othen criteria should be used such as amount of biodiversity.|Jouni}}
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