"Humans have destroyed more than 30 per cent of the natural world since 1970 with serious depletion of the forest, freshwater and marine systems on which life depends."
"A persons greatness should not solely be defined by their passion and ideas, but also by their ability and desire to challenge all ideas equally."
"There are three forces, the only three forces capable of conquering and enslaving forever the conscience of these weak rebels in the interests of their own happiness. They are: the miracle, the mystery and authority."
"It's never seemed relevant to study people whose only accomplishment was to live on a planet for three million years without devouring it. But as you approach a point of no return in your plunge toward extinction, this study will soon seem very relevant indeed".
"I would not be confident in everything I say about the argument: but one thing I would fight for to the end, both in word and deed if I were able --- that if we believe we should try to find out what is not known, we would be better and braver and less idle than if we believed that what we do not know is impossible to find out and that we need not even try."
Philosophers, Scientists, & Futurists
Working To Advance A Sustainable Civil Society
The purpose of the Earth Society is to foster an understanding of civil society, both past & present and, from such an understanding and foundation, to continuously devise and re-devise ideas, means, & methods that shall enable a future sustainable civil society to exist respectively and symbiotically within its environment.
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