The Darkest Hour > WW 2

It's always sunny on the other side of the globe.

It's always sunny on the other side of the globe.

That comment can just as easily be presented as ..its always cloudy on the other side of the globe...

When its cloudy, the sun is out there hitting the clouds, and the clouds block our sight of sun, and we say it is not sunny outside today.

Yes, it going to always be sunny some where on Earth, irrespective of how much, how long it lasts, and its benifits or detriments depending on the seasons --distance and tilt of the Earth---

The Darkest Hour { movie } times of WW 2 in Europe had sunny days and cloudy days, rainy days,snowy days. Reality is complex not simple on Earth for humanity.

World War 1 > July 28th > Nov. 11th 1918

Word War 2 > 1939 > 1945

World War 3 >

Adjectives are relative. Reality is quantitative.

The statement, 

"Adjectives are relative. Reality is quantitative," reflects a philosophical perspective contrasting subjective language with objective measurement. This idea suggests that descriptions are matters of opinion, while the underlying reality is a matter of quantifiable facts. 

1. Adjectives are relative: Most descriptive adjectives, such as "tall," "small," "beautiful," or "expensive," are considered "relative gradable adjectives" in linguistics. Their meaning is context-dependent and subject to personal judgment or a comparison class. What one person considers "tall" for a basketball player might differ from another person's threshold, and neither person is necessarily "wrong".
2. Reality is quantitative: This part of the statement leans into the idea that the physical world is governed by measurable properties (e.g., mass, height, frequency, cost) that can be expressed in exact numbers. While a person might be described with the relative adjective "tall," their actual height can be precisely measured in quantitative units like meters or feet. This quantifiable data is the objective reality, irrespective of the subjective description applied to it. 

In summary, the statement highlights the difference between qualitative (descriptive, relative, subjective) and quantitative (numerical, absolute, objective) ways of describing the world. 

Japan had a lot of sunny hours for a lot of WW2, until it got VERY bright one day....twice....

Japan had a lot of sunny hours for a lot of WW2, until it got VERY bright one day....twice....

Humans can be bright and dumb, and sometimes both at same time. And accidents do happen in the process a bright idea, gone sour, or bad idea gone sour { ex Jack Ass Utube }.

Humanity is not united even tho after WW 2 a United Nations { bright idea } came to exist.

Progress is capital increase with some or not ecological considerations for restraints.

With MAGA that line of practice is getting worse.

Human ego's the maximize standards for some and minimize for others is on the increase for sure. Bright idea or other.

Survival for all equally on Earth is maximal bright idea, if human collectively choose such a pathway. Does'nt appear to me to be headed that way. I intuit another Darkests Hour just over the humanities horizon. I recall my science teacher saying the next WW would begin in the middle east, I think he was thinking about oil ergo source of energy.

India increasing the purchasing of Russian oil if I recall correctly

With Trump getting into the Nuclear Fusion business, the battle for oil will be less of an issue.

Survival for all equally on Earth is maximal bright idea,

Evolutionary history proves this is a one-way path to extinction, with zero genetic variability to absorb natural environmental changes.

The Habsburgs tried that. a textbook case of what happens when you optimize for preservation over variation.

...with zero genetic variability ...

Huh? I stated nothing about zero genetic variabiity. Think you took a mis-turn

Biologic diversity exists via sex. More north american indians were killed by the dieseases white people brought with them from Europe and indians had no immunity to them.

Sex amongest people all over the world is a good thing in and ideal world. You dont seem to grasp some much or any of what ive stated in this thread.

Motion is relative too

Contrary to the statement, scientific data indicates that biodiversity is 

not more common today; rather, it is declining at an unprecedented rate. Nature is in a crisis, with an estimated one million plant and animal species currently threatened with extinction—more than at any other time in human history. 

Key Trends in Biodiversity Decline

1. Rapid Extinction Rates: Species are disappearing hundreds to thousands of times faster than the natural background rate.
2. Population Plummets: Wildlife populations have declined by an average of 69% to 73% between 1970 and 2020.
3. Habitat Loss: Approximately 75% of the Earth's terrestrial environment and 40% of its marine environment have been severely altered by human actions.
4. Ecosystem Collapse: Roughly 41% of ecosystems are at risk of range-wide collapse.
5. Impact on Wildlife: Wild mammals have declined by 85% since the rise of humans. 

Exceptions and Nuance

While overall biodiversity is decreasing, there are specific contexts where it might appear to be more common or increasing: 

1. Conservation Successes: Some species, such as the Vancouver Island marmot or the swift fox, have made comebacks due to intensive conservation efforts.
2. Invasive Species: In some regions, local biodiversity may increase due to the introduction of invasive, non-native species, but this often leads to a decrease in global diversity as it homogenizes ecosystems.
3. Higher Income Areas: Some high-income countries have shown slight increases in local biodiversity, though this is often offset by the outsourcing of resource depletion to lower-income regions. 

Why Biodiversity Matters

The decline in biodiversity threatens the essential services that nature provides, including clean air and water, food security, and carbon storage. Over half of global GDP is dependent on nature.