"No matter what it is that humans do - what we think, feel, accomplish, believe, or vote for - our shared scientific reality is the one thing that unites us all. The same laws and rules govern everything within this cosmos. We're all composed of the same raw ingredients, those ingredients obey the same fundamental laws at all times and in all places, but the way that those ingredients evolve can lead to vastly different outcomes."
"Still, scientific truths remain true, even if there are very few who accept them. Gravity worked for billions of years before humans figured out the rules that govern massive objects. Life formed, thrived, and evolved for billions of years before humans discovered evolution, genetics, and DNA. Humans are impacting the planet in profound ways, from ecology to environment and beyond, and those impacts remain true and relevant to life on our world whether we recognize it or not."
"Science has brought us so far in this world, enabling innumerable discoveries and technologies, and making what was once thought impossible now routine. However, many scientific truths have fallen out of public favor in recent times. Now, in 2025, some of the misinformation that's replaced those truths has been elevated to prominence, and many cannot tell fact from fiction any longer."
A shared scientific reality governed by consistent laws unites all humans and matter. Identical fundamental components obey universal laws, yet small differences in initial conditions or environment produce vastly different outcomes, and quantum indeterminacy limits predictability. Scientific truths exist independently of belief; gravity and evolution operated long before discovery. Human activities are altering planetary systems with measurable ecological and environmental impacts. Scientific advancement enabled transformative technologies and insights. Widespread misinformation in 2025 has eroded public recognition of many scientific facts. Despite declining public acceptance, numerous core scientific truths remain accurate and consequential, including record CO2 and temperature measurements.
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