Dear Tim: --- Spiritual Renaissance Center <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone have thoughts on the Gaia Hypothesis? > > Thanks. > > Timothy H. > > In the 1970s the British scientist James Lovelock formulated the Gaia > hypothesis, which has attracted many followers. According to this > theory, named after the Greek goddess of the earth, the planet behaves > like a single living organism. Lovelock postulated that the earth, like > many organisms, can regulate its temperature, dispose of its wastes, and > fight off disease. Although the Gaia hypothesis serves as a convenient > metaphor for the interconnections among living beings, it does not have > any particular scientific merit.
Sure. The Earth _is_ a living organism; a spiritual being (as are all beings) whose body is the planet. If the Gaia hypothesis does not have any scientific merit, that just shows how far into materialistic superstition modern science has descended. Willful ignorance sums it up, in my opinion, since there's more than enough evidence from simple observation of life's own processes, as we live them. For instance, since _we_ are alive, and we are so much part of the Earth and everything else that is alive upon and within it, the Earth is, ipso facto, alive. Best Wishes, Stephen > ===== "The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner." - Tallulah Bankhead "Criminal: A person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation." - Clarence Darrow "Those who cannot hear the music think that the dancer is mad." - Rumi "The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim ? he or she has become a threat." - James Baldwin __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com
