'''Nature''' is a term typically referring to Earth's non-human or non-man-made [[environment]]. The term literally means "[[birth|beget]]", "[[birth|begotten]]" (born), or, more generically, "contingent".<ref>''nature''; ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=nature&searchmode=none]</ref> | '''Nature''' is a term typically referring to Earth's non-human or non-man-made [[environment]]. The term literally means "[[birth|beget]]", "[[birth|begotten]]" (born), or, more generically, "contingent".<ref>''nature''; ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=nature&searchmode=none]</ref> |