# Why is humanity worth sustaining?

**URL:** <https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/t/why-is-humanity-worth-sustaining/156>\
**Category:** INSURGE intelligence archive\
**Created:** [1 September 2018 02:00 UTC](https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/t/why-is-humanity-worth-sustaining/156 "2018-09-01T02:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/ageoftransformation/original/1X/a3ad116d5a3cee5109c237d008800914c20ec7ac.png) [@system](https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [1 September 2018 02:00 UTC](https://ageoftransformation.discourse.group/t/why-is-humanity-worth-sustaining/156/1 "2018-09-01T02:00:00Z")

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In 2006, after finishing a PhD on ‘_[Design for Human and Planetary Health](https://medium.com/nyc-design/introduction-to-design-for-human-and-planetary-health-8f4c82a94db3) — A Holistic/Integral Approach to Complexity and Sustainability_’, I asked a mentor of mine, [David Orr](https://medium.com/@designforsustainability/ecological-design-on-the-edge-of-a-new-story-f039a4d9a1ba), about the role of spirituality and the sacred in the transition towards a more sustainable human presence on Earth.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://ageoftransformation.org/why-is-humanity-worth-sustaining/](https://ageoftransformation.org/why-is-humanity-worth-sustaining/)