Originally Posted by
Max_Killjoy
"Natural" includes:
* an extensive list of diseases and parasites, both chronic and fatal
* being eaten by large predatory animals
* dying from an infection after a minor cut or scrape
* death from minor childbirth complications
* high infant mortality
* constantly being a bad season away from starvation
* raids by neighboring or roving "bands", including murder, rape, kidnapping, theft, loss of territory, etc
"Natural" is a rotten measure of what's good or positive.