# Extinction Is the Rule by Carl Sagan > "Extinction is the rule, survival is the exception." > **— Carl Sagan**, *Widely cited Sagan statement; source clue via fossil-record discussion* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely cited Sagan statement; source clue via fossil-record discussion. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Article:** [[articles/Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession|Christopher Nolan's Odyssey at the Threshold of Machine Succession]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan]] - [[wiki/Alignment Problem|Alignment Problem]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/State-Dependent Catastrophe|State-Dependent Catastrophe]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Extinction is the rule, survival is the exception." — Carl Sagan, Widely cited Sagan statement; source clue via fossil-record discussion https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-carl-sagan-extinction-rule ```