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Old 08-28-2019, 12:56 PM   #6631 (permalink)
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Just-so story - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-so_story
In science and philosophy, a just-so story is an unverifiable narrative explanation for a cultural practice, a biological trait, or behavior of humans or other animals. The pejorative nature of the expression is an implicit criticism that reminds the hearer of the essentially fictional and unprovable nature of such an explanation.

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SSP1 and SSP5 envision relatively optimistic trends for human development, with “substantial investments in education and health, rapid economic growth, and well-functioning institutions”. They differ in that SSP5 assumes this will be driven by an energy-intensive, fossil fuel-based economy, while in SSP1 there is an increasing shift toward sustainable practices.
I perceive a different differing.
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Driven by an increasing commitment to achieving development goals, inequality is reduced both across and within countries.
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This world places increasing faith in competitive markets, innovation and participatory societies to produce rapid technological progress and development of human capital as the path to sustainable development.
"Equality, I spoke the word as if a wedding vow. But I was so much older then I'm younger than that now."
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We are already fracking the source rock and drilling in the deep ocean. After this there is nothing left.
Have patience. It will be replenished by bacteria deep in the hot rocks underfoot.

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