Comments on: What do we call ourselves?

By: Odin Khriswill

Odin Khriswill — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:15:33 +0000

I doubt we’ll have much say in the matter. Beings from other planets will call us whatever makes sense to them.

By: JustinP

JustinP — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:41:09 +0000

I’m a Chthonian.

By: Ian Sales

Ian Sales — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:44:15 +0000

“Perhaps you are thinking: “Gaiains”? But I say to you, now, be serious. Gaians has too many vowels.”

And, ironically, you’ve stuck one too many vowels in your first use of the word…

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:28:32 +0000

As to George Lucas, he may surround us and permeate us, but no, he does not control our actions.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:26:40 +0000

There’s also Tellurians.

But I think “earthling” is excellent. The objection that it sounds “juvenile” is silly — we are children! Children of earth, and children by the standards of stellar time.