Jim van Belzen
@jimvanbelzen.bsky.social
Estuarine Ecologist & Modeller, PhD || Coastal Resilience Lab @ Wageningen Marine Research & Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research || Researching how Emergent Engineering can shape Climate-Robust Nature-based Solutions
Truth matters not because it flatters us, but because it grounds us.
Without it, freedom collapses into chaos — and compassion loses its direction.
We don’t need our own truths.
We need courage to seek the truth — together.
Without it, freedom collapses into chaos — and compassion loses its direction.
We don’t need our own truths.
We need courage to seek the truth — together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Truth matters not because it flatters us, but because it grounds us.
Without it, freedom collapses into chaos — and compassion loses its direction.
We don’t need our own truths.
We need courage to seek the truth — together.
Without it, freedom collapses into chaos — and compassion loses its direction.
We don’t need our own truths.
We need courage to seek the truth — together.
Some lies are comforting. Some truths are painful.
But refusing to face reality doesn’t make it less real — it just makes us less prepared to live within it.
But refusing to face reality doesn’t make it less real — it just makes us less prepared to live within it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Some lies are comforting. Some truths are painful.
But refusing to face reality doesn’t make it less real — it just makes us less prepared to live within it.
But refusing to face reality doesn’t make it less real — it just makes us less prepared to live within it.
The danger of “everyone has their own truth” isn’t diversity of perspective — that’s valuable.
The danger is when perspective replaces evidence, and belief replaces reality.
The danger is when perspective replaces evidence, and belief replaces reality.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The danger of “everyone has their own truth” isn’t diversity of perspective — that’s valuable.
The danger is when perspective replaces evidence, and belief replaces reality.
The danger is when perspective replaces evidence, and belief replaces reality.
In science, truth is never absolute.
But it’s also not relative.
It’s provisional — the best explanation we have so far, until evidence forces us to revise it.
But it’s also not relative.
It’s provisional — the best explanation we have so far, until evidence forces us to revise it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In science, truth is never absolute.
But it’s also not relative.
It’s provisional — the best explanation we have so far, until evidence forces us to revise it.
But it’s also not relative.
It’s provisional — the best explanation we have so far, until evidence forces us to revise it.
Philosophers have wrestled with this for centuries.
Truth isn’t just what feels true — it’s what holds up under scrutiny, what survives when tested by reality.
Truth isn’t just what feels true — it’s what holds up under scrutiny, what survives when tested by reality.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Philosophers have wrestled with this for centuries.
Truth isn’t just what feels true — it’s what holds up under scrutiny, what survives when tested by reality.
Truth isn’t just what feels true — it’s what holds up under scrutiny, what survives when tested by reality.
Without a shared sense of truth, dialogue turns into noise.
Facts become negotiable.
And power shifts to those who can shout the loudest or manipulate emotions the best.
Facts become negotiable.
And power shifts to those who can shout the loudest or manipulate emotions the best.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Without a shared sense of truth, dialogue turns into noise.
Facts become negotiable.
And power shifts to those who can shout the loudest or manipulate emotions the best.
Facts become negotiable.
And power shifts to those who can shout the loudest or manipulate emotions the best.
“My truth” has become a mantra of our time.
It sounds liberating — everyone free to see the world their own way.
But when every opinion is treated as equally valid, we lose our shared compass.
It sounds liberating — everyone free to see the world their own way.
But when every opinion is treated as equally valid, we lose our shared compass.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
“My truth” has become a mantra of our time.
It sounds liberating — everyone free to see the world their own way.
But when every opinion is treated as equally valid, we lose our shared compass.
It sounds liberating — everyone free to see the world their own way.
But when every opinion is treated as equally valid, we lose our shared compass.
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Wisselpolders in de Westerschelde tegen de gevolgen van overstromingen
Een wisselpolder is een systeem van dubbele dijken met een opslibbend tussengebied dat zich ontwikkelt tot een schor. Naast waterveiligheid bieden wisselpolders kansen voor herstel van estuariene natu...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Zie ook onze studie voor meer details: www.h2owaternetwerk.nl/vakartikelen...
Kun je een leuke wandeling maken! Geniet ervan 😉
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Kun je een leuke wandeling maken! Geniet ervan 😉
CO₂ warmt niet alleen de aarde op, het verzuurt ook de zeeën en oceanen. Daarmee raakt het de fundamenten van het leven in zee — koraal, schelpen, plankton — en uiteindelijk ook ons eigen bestaan. 🌊
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
CO₂ warmt niet alleen de aarde op, het verzuurt ook de zeeën en oceanen. Daarmee raakt het de fundamenten van het leven in zee — koraal, schelpen, plankton — en uiteindelijk ook ons eigen bestaan. 🌊
Zwaveldeeltjes verkoelen de aarde tijdelijk, maar ze vervuilen ook de lucht en schaden onze gezondheid. Hun effect verdwijnt binnen dagen, terwijl CO₂ eeuwenlang in de atmosfeer blijft. Dus schonere lucht is winst, maar de structurele opwarming blijft, tenzij we CO₂ terugdringen.
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Zwaveldeeltjes verkoelen de aarde tijdelijk, maar ze vervuilen ook de lucht en schaden onze gezondheid. Hun effect verdwijnt binnen dagen, terwijl CO₂ eeuwenlang in de atmosfeer blijft. Dus schonere lucht is winst, maar de structurele opwarming blijft, tenzij we CO₂ terugdringen.
Klopt: de aarde warmt nu sneller op doordat we de lucht schoner hebben gemaakt. Minder zwavel en fijnstof betekent dat er minder zonlicht wordt teruggekaatst. Dat voelt frustrerend, maar het laat juist zien hoe complex het klimaatsysteem is. 🌍
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Klopt: de aarde warmt nu sneller op doordat we de lucht schoner hebben gemaakt. Minder zwavel en fijnstof betekent dat er minder zonlicht wordt teruggekaatst. Dat voelt frustrerend, maar het laat juist zien hoe complex het klimaatsysteem is. 🌍
dankjewel voor de aanmoediging
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
dankjewel voor de aanmoediging
Nee het gaat over 0,3 m extra stijging
November 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Nee het gaat over 0,3 m extra stijging