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Originally Posted by Baltar  That's correct.
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No offense taken.  I should've been more clear about which part of your post I was replying to. |
Sure, I suppose we can accept your explanation as an adequate way of describing "natural death." I'll concede the point that "natural death" can be taken to mean this, but I would dispute whether most people think of natural death in this fashion or that death is "programmed in" means it is irreversible or unavoidable. Having an explainable cause, we can work to treat it.
In other words, death is not "magic." In fact, with the universal desire to live/avoid pain and the principles of modern medicine as our guidelines, we can classify death as a disease. Other conditions are treated with the same intent: to reduce suffering and prevent death. It is a mystery why more attention has not been given in the past to the causes of "old age"/aging in general. Actually, that's my point, I think: its not a mystery, most people just "accept" it instead of realizing it for what it is.
And to be truthful, I believe that death results as a combination of the "biological clock," as well as accumulation of damage.
This is aside the point, of course and this discussion seems to be mostly about phraseology/terminology. In which case, I think we've come to an understanding, aside from my rambling off-topic.