sagan|sense (There is no right to life in any society on Earth...)

This [space] serves as an ongoing dedication to the late Carl Sagan. I will frequently update this page with all things Sagan, science & cosmos-related, in support of scientific literacy & understanding amongst the ever-increasing hominid population on our organic spaceship, Earth.

Keep looking up & remember: we are all star stuff, contemplating the stars, as our origins exist within the cosmos.

May this page bring you closer to your own individual enlightenment, further your knowledge of the universe & allow you to achieve wisdom & connectivity toward all living things for which we all share the same biological, chemical & atomic makeup.

be skeptical. ask questions :) post it forward.

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"There is no right to life in any society on Earth today, nor has there been at any former time… We raise farm animals for slaughter; destroy forests; pollute rivers and lakes until no fish can live there; kill deer and elk for sport, leopards for the pelts, and whales for fertilizer; entrap dolphins, gasping and writhing, in great tuna nets; club seal pups to death; and render a species extinct every day. All these beasts and vegetables are as alive as we. What is (allegedly) protected is not life, but human life."

Carl Sagan - “Billions and Billions”

Although I agree that industrial civilization has no respect of or “right to life”, but it is erroneous to say that “nor has there been at any former time”, as indigenous non-industrial cultures were able to live on their land bases for thousands of years without destroying local communities of non-humans. I am sure that Carl knew this, I’m just clarifying for those who think that ecological destruction and animal abuse is the only option for humanity. Industrial civilization characterized by the growth of cities, however, is based on expanding an ever-increasing industrial base and ecological exploitation.
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