James Lovelock
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| - | "[[Human]]s on the Earth behave in some ways like a [[pathogenic]] organism, or like the cells of a [[tumour]] or neoplasm. We have grown in numbers and disturbance to [[Gaia hypothesis|Gaia]], to the point where our presence is perceptibly disturbing ... the human species is now so numerous as to constitute a serious planetary malady. Gaia is suffering from Disseminated Primatemaia, a [[plague]] of people." --''Healing Gaia'' (1991) by James Lovelock, p. 153 | + | "[[Human]]s on the Earth behave in some ways like a [[pathogenic]] organism, or like the cells of a [[tumour]] or neoplasm. We have grown in numbers and disturbance to [[Gaia hypothesis|Gaia]], to the point where our presence is perceptibly disturbing ... the human species is now so numerous as to constitute a serious planetary malady. Gaia is suffering from Disseminated Primatemaia, a [[plague]] of people." --''[[Healing Gaia]]'' (1991) by James Lovelock, p. 153 |
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"Humans on the Earth behave in some ways like a pathogenic organism, or like the cells of a tumour or neoplasm. We have grown in numbers and disturbance to Gaia, to the point where our presence is perceptibly disturbing ... the human species is now so numerous as to constitute a serious planetary malady. Gaia is suffering from Disseminated Primatemaia, a plague of people." --Healing Gaia (1991) by James Lovelock, p. 153 |
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James Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the biosphere is a self-regulating entity with the capacity to keep our planet healthy by controlling the chemical and physical environment.
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