Mathus on Nostr: "Humans are not the center of life. Neither is any other species. Life has existed on ...
"Humans are not the center of life. Neither is any other species. Life has existed on a planetary scale for at least 3 billion years. To me, the human movement to take responsibility for the living Earth is laughable-the rhetoric of the powerless-. The planet takes care of us, not us of it. Our pompous moral imperative to guide a wayward Earth, or heal our ailing planet, is evidence of our immense capacity for self-delusion. Rather, we need to protect ourselves from ourselves."
Lynn Margulis, 1998. Excerpt from the article "Life on Earth doesn't need us" The Independent newspaper.
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