Gaia

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États-Unis//ˈɡaɪə//
États-Unis//ˈɡeɪə//

The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism.

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The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism.
In fact Planet Earth can be seen as an active participant in the creation of its own story, a living being now given the name Gaia, a name from Greek mythology for the goddess of earth. […] The very ability to perceive of the earth as living, as Gaia, is an indication of the expansion of consciousness that humanity as a whole is experiencing.
Having recognised the Gaian phenomenon I would like to explain where I think Gaia comes from and ask for how long this Gaia phenomenon has persisted on the surface of the Earth. And then I would like to raise some of the objections to the Gaia hypothesis. To my knowledge the Gaia hypothesis has never been discussed in polite scientific society by sympathetic scientists; this is an all time first.
Meanwhile, mankind is getting on with the business of turning the Earth barren; sooner or later, but more likely sooner, Gaia will shrug us off and the Earth will carry on as if we had never been.
At first, Lovelock didn’t view global warming as an urgent threat to the planet. “Gaia is a tough bitch,” he often said[…] But a few years ago[…] Lovelock became convinced that Gaia’s autopilot system[…]is seriously out of whack, derailed by pollution and deforestation.
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A Greek goddess, the personification of the earth, and one of the primordial deities from whom all the others descend.
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A female given name inspired by Mother Earth.

Étymologie

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαῖᾰ (Gaîă, “Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess”), from γαῖᾰ (gaîă, “the Earth”), probably related to γῆ (gê, “earth, land; country”). Sense 1 was coined by the British scientist, environmentalist, and futurist James Lovelock (1919–2022) in his book Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979), at the suggestion of the British novelist, playwright, and poet William Golding (1911–1993): see the quotation.

Gage · A surname originating as an occupation.gagging · A gag motion or reflex.gah · Expressing exasperation or annoyance.

Gaia · The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism.

Gail · A female given name, a diminutive of Abigail.gain · To acquire possession of.Gain · A surname.

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