# Earth May Decide the Long-Term Future of the Cosmos by Martin Rees > "What happens on Earth may determine the long-term future of the entire cosmos." > **— Martin Rees**, *On the Future (2018) / public talks, wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: On the Future (2018) / public talks, wording candidate. ## 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 Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marsification|Marsification]] - [[wiki/Space Technology|Space Technology]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Handoff|Civilizational Handoff]] - [[wiki/Civilizational Continuity Circuit|Civilizational Continuity Circuit]] - [[wiki/Machine Civilization|Machine Civilization]] - [[wiki/Synthetic Civilizational Substrate|Synthetic Civilizational Substrate]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "What happens on Earth may determine the long-term future of the entire cosmos." — Martin Rees, On the Future (2018) / public talks, wording candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-decide-long-term-cosmos ```