David Miller, Justice for earthlings: essays in political philosophy
: When considering the future, such as potential contact with alien life, being an "earthling" provides a moral framework for deciding how to weigh the needs of our own planet's inhabitants against those of other worlds.
Being an earthling is more than just living on a specific planet; it is a physical and elemental feeling of connection to the living world.
: Adopting an earthling identity helps individuals feel they belong to a larger whole, shifting focus from narrow professional or personal goals toward serving the "wholeness" of our global home. Global and Ethical Implications
: The term helps collapse artificial divisions—nationalism, race, and creed—into a single "global subjectivity".
Earthling
David Miller, Justice for earthlings: essays in political philosophy
: When considering the future, such as potential contact with alien life, being an "earthling" provides a moral framework for deciding how to weigh the needs of our own planet's inhabitants against those of other worlds.
Being an earthling is more than just living on a specific planet; it is a physical and elemental feeling of connection to the living world.
: Adopting an earthling identity helps individuals feel they belong to a larger whole, shifting focus from narrow professional or personal goals toward serving the "wholeness" of our global home. Global and Ethical Implications
: The term helps collapse artificial divisions—nationalism, race, and creed—into a single "global subjectivity".