Thread by @SteB777

I will have to make a subsidiary thread, because the general knowledge of biodiversity and ecology is so poor, that the vast majority of people don't realize I am making profound, expert points.
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https://twitter.com/SteB777/status/2028160799835865095

I'll start with my point about species. Most are not familiar with this, as they have zero education about it, so they probably think I'm just trying to be controversial. There is no single definition of a species, and all break down at some point.

2/nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-…

"There’s no exact figure for how many species live on Earth. As of 2024, more than 2.1 million species have been scientifically described and named, but this is likely to be nowhere near the true number living on the planet."

3/nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-…

I'm using the same reference by the British Natural History Museum, because it is pretty definitive. There is no point in me giving more academic references, when what I am saying is already flying right over the top of people's heads.
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Let me explain a bit more. You will see figures, like 2.1 million known species. That is just a guess. You see, quite a few of these known species, are actually the same species described twice, or a subspecies or variant of the same species.
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I realize why this is flying right over everyone's heads and is being ignored by people. Our culture, is the most nature ignorant culture that has ever existed, and most of what people mistakenly believe, is false.
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