Spaceship Earth

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But when I question he's Spaceship Earth metaphor he becomes annoyed and distressed. "It is a spaceship. That's not an analogy. It's a fact," he says.

"But a spaceship is built by man, all the factors have been designed for a particular known purpose. The earth is an organic thing on which we live," I argue.

"The planet is designed-- superbly designed-- by a greater intellect than that of man," he says. "And it's moving through space."

"But are we passengers or an organic part of it?"

"We've get three billion and a half passengers on board."

"What about the plants, whales, horses-- are they also passengers?"

"A passenger is someone taking passage aboard a vehicle," he says with a sharp edge of impatience. "You are aboard a"