Minime wrote:Lady Murasaki wrote:Minime wrote:The Gaia hypothesis, also known as Gaia
theory or Gaia principle, proposes that all
organisms and their inorganic surroundings
on Earth are closely integrated to form a
single and self-regulating complex system,
maintaining the conditions for life on the
planet.
A fascinating read and a warning NOT to meddle too much with a highly complex but natural self-regulation.
https://courses.seas.harvard.edu/climat ... ipedia.pdf
Also this:
In Greek mythology, Gaia . . . is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother of all life: the primal Mother Earth goddess.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia
Most of the creation stories tell of the interconnectedness of all forms of life.
The older, more pagan beliefs were far more in tune with nature so could see how everything was linked and understood the systems.
I think there's a very strong argument about the human race being too intelligent for its own good and for the good of the planet.
If we want to be like gods on this Earth then we need to be benign and beneficent and not be the destructive force that we are.
We need to evolve into living in harmony with the planet and not impose our selfish desires on it. I think we can all contribute to this even if only in very small ways. I love the phrase 'tread lightly on this Earth'.
custodians of the earth
it's why I believe so strongly in good husbandry paractices, particularly in farming