The Good and Bad Sides to Natural and Unnatural Things

Anytime people say something is unnatural, it is assumed to be bad.  When something is natural, people associate it with good things.  I do not agree.  There is a good and bad to everything, including things occurring in nature and things that are man-made.

To clarify my point, here are examples of each.

Bad Natural Things:

Tornados

Ebola

Burrs

Lice

Violent/Criminal tendencies

Poison Ivy

Depression

Exploding appendices

Evolution-induced back pain

Multiple Sclerosis

Cyanide from apple seeds

Black widow spiders

Scorpions

Diarrhea

Hurricanes

Tsunamis

Overpopulation

Rabies

The Flu

Gnats

Gravity – when falling badly

Insomnia

Fleas

Plagues

Lion attacks

Menstrual cramps

Aging

Heartache

Heart attacks

Bad memories

Dinner plate-sized tarantulas in Australia

Panic attacks

Cat’s hairballs

Owl pellets

Death

Nightmares

Tapeworms

Traveler’s diarrhea

Rattle snakes

Tongue-swallowing gene

Cat allergies

Chocolate allergies

Heat waves

Stupidity

Ingrown toenails

Getting struck by lightning

Good Unnatural Things:

Clothes

Toothpaste

Koosh balls

Movies

Bras

Buildings

Your home

Tennis rackets

Red wine

Condoms

Internet

Computers

Alarm systems

DNA fingerprinting

The Giza Pyramids

Tetris

Cartoons

Charts

Lab created diamonds

Trampolines

Dog chew toys

Swimming pools

Filtered water

Silly string

Vitamin tablets

Jump ropes

Rhinestones

Telephones

Tacos

Books

Dishwashers

Air conditioning

Heaters

Electricity

Monuments

Airplanes

Binoculars

Shoes

Baseballs

Harps

Lasik surgery

Holidays

School

Penicillin

Eiffel Tower

M&Ms

The list could go on.  Add to either list if you wish.  I know some of the examples may have either made you laugh or sounded absurd, but my point is that not everything natural is good, and not everything unnatural is bad.