human beings

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Satrapi told the Guardian in 2024 that Persepolis was about making western readers reflect on the humanity of Iranian people, and to realise: "Oh, they're actually human beings like us".

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“This case is about human beings and the safety of others,” Panish said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Pope Leo warns repeatedly against both economism and scientism: the temptation to reduce human beings to market functions or material processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Leo has denounced the race for AI in the military field, saying that "delegating decisions concerning the life and death of human beings to machines" is a "destructive spiral".

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

There have been roughly 600 generations since human beings first ceased to be hunter-gatherers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton