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I'm trying to see if the implication of the word is enough to validate such prejudice.
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Prejudice is to judge beforehand, to judge without evidence. It occurs prior to the more reasonable discussion over validity. As to the "implication" of the word, I'd say it depends on context. When you talk about nature as in woods and mountains, that's rarely perceived as pejorative. But in a discussion of morals or religion, then natural is equated with earthly, sinful, not of god.
Based on context, I would expect a Christian speaking about nature to be using it in a negative fashion. If it was a forest ranger, I'd expect his use of the word would be either neutral or positive. If it was a Christian forest ranger, who the hell knows.