Earthling -
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.
: 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. Earthling
: The term helps collapse artificial divisions—nationalism, race, and creed—into a single "global subjectivity". Being an earthling is more than just living
David Miller, Justice for earthlings: essays in political philosophy Earthling
