Naturalist (definition, perspective)

posted 2003.12.11 at 12:54 by xeno

nat·u·ral·ist n.

One who believes in and follows the tenets of naturalism.

nat·u·ral·ism n.

Philosophy - The system of thought holding that all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural causes.
Theology - The doctrine that all religious truths are derived from nature and natural causes and not from revelation.
Conduct or thought prompted by natural desires or instincts.

The natural state is chaos. Any attempts to instill order into the natural state will, ultimately, result in failure. To enact will upon environment, one must refute dogma, creed, etc. (i.e. disbelieve the illusion.)