Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me.
A force of nature holds me together.
I grow, but I'm not alive.
What am I?
Edit: Fuzzy is in reference to appearance and force is in reference to fundamental forces (i.e. gravity, electromagnetism etc.)
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A force of nature holds me together.
I grow, but I'm not alive.
What am I?
Edit: Fuzzy is in reference to appearance and force is in reference to fundamental forces (i.e. gravity, electromagnetism etc.)
Since the puzzle has been updated and clarified a bit, I think you are a:
Dust Bunny
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me
They are Fuzzy alright, but also made up of (among other things) dust, dead skin and even parasites, GROSS!
A force of nature holds me together
they are held together by STATIC ELECTRICITY
I grow, but I'm not alive
The more they stay on the ground, the bigger they get
Are you a
black hole
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me
Fuzzballs are theorized by some superstring theory scientists to be the true quantum description of black holes. Regarding petting, well... this will be no fun.
A force of nature holds me together.
Gravity
I grow, but I'm not alive.
The more matter and energy they consume the bigger they get
Are you a
Tumbleweed?
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me.
They are fuzzy-ish but they might be pointy.
A force of nature holds me together.
They are a tumble of weeds.
I grow, but I'm not alive.
They die when they are unearthed from the ground and tumble around.
are you
the sun?
because
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me.
I wouldn't pet the sun, don't want to die
A force of nature holds me together.
gravitation holds every Hydrogen molecule together
I grow, but I'm not alive.
the sun is expanding
Are you:
Memories
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me.
Memories could be fuzzy and there is no way to pet them.
A force of nature holds me together.
Nature definitely takes part in keeping your memories in place
I grow, but I'm not alive.
The memories grow all the time as we grow older but they are not alive.
You could be a Dust Bunny or maybe a Dust Devil. I think the description might be too broad.
are you by any chance (and this is looong shot) a:
(Tornado) Storm ?
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me
Clouds look fuzzy, but you might get shocked!
A force of nature holds me together
referencing the wind (and perhaps a tornado in the case of a Tornado storm, as kindly suggested by user QuantumTwinkie)
I grow, but I'm not alive
Multiple clouds form a storm, the more they are, the bigger it gets
Are you:
Frost
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me.
Frost is fuzzy.
A force of nature holds me together.
Yep. That fractally stuff that makes the pretty patterns.
I grow, but I'm not alive.
Frost grows, but is not alive.
Are you :
Mold?
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me.
Mold is fuzzy but you don't want to touch it.
A force of nature holds me together.
Decay is natural?
I grow, but I'm not alive.
Mold grows and spreads but isn't alive
you might be:
a nightmare
Although fuzzy, you don't want to pet me.
Nightmares could be fuzzy and petting them could lead to insomnia.
A force of nature holds me together.
Researchers were able to conclude that nightmares directly correlate with the stress in children's lives. - source
I grow, but I'm not alive.
The longer a nightmare lasts, the bigger it gets.