Spaceship Earth

So, let’s put to work our lens and pick two axioms. The first is the concept of Spaceship Earth. The earliest known use of the term is in a passage in Henry George’s published work in 1879 called Progress and Poverty. George writes,

”It is a well-provisioned ship, this on which we sail through space. If the bread and beef above decks seem to grow scarce, we but open a hatch and there is a new supply, of which before we never dreamed. And very great command over the services of others comes to those who, as the hatches are opened, are permitted to say, “This is mine!”

It suits as a powerful framework that encourages people to remember that life is fragile in the universe, so we should act as harmonious crew members working toward the greater good as this spaceship we call Earth drifts through outer space. This planet, with how it is positioned in our solar system, sustains life, and our future survival is dependent on this ship working. And never forget that outside this spaceship, the universe is unhabitable.