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Re:Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form... by ta8645 on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @02:52AM (#38095308)
> Would you feel comfortable saying that a human who isn't bipedal is unnatural and abnormal.

We're talking about the language of science here. Biologists often talk about humans in terms of their biological characteristics. There is no judgement, only classification.

And acknowledging what is normal, is not a value judgement. It's not meant in a hurtful way.

Intent matters.

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Re:Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form... by Angostura on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @06:37AM (#38096593)
If we are talking about the language of science, 'unnatural' wouldn't be used. Abnormal may be used in context of say, a development issue, but something like 'atypical' is more likely to be used.
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