I agree with Arthur. I read the Gaia stuff years ago and felt that the notion that the Earth and all it's living systems were somehow directional or purposeful is nonsense. The beauty of Gaia is that it is essentially chaotic and you never know where it is going next. Picture a very clever and very cerebral dinosaur. Could it have contemplated a world without it but with us?
Ed Weick ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 2:17 PM Subject: RE: [Futurework] Gaia Hypothesis... > > Robert, > > Don't know about Gaia being 'new-agey.' I was thinking more in terms of > James Lovelock's notion that 'earth, in all its interactions and > transformations, added up to a single giant living system.' > > arthur > > I would make one change. An additional word. Random. > > > Don't know about Gaia being 'new-agey.' I was thinking more in terms of > James Lovelock's notion that 'earth, in all its interactions and > transformations, added up to a single Random giant living system.' > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert E. Bowd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2003 11:01 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Futurework] Gaia Hypothesis... > > > Hello Brad: > > Don't know about Gaia being 'new-agey.' I was thinking more in terms of > James Lovelock's notion that 'earth, in all its interactions and > transformations, added up to a single giant living system.' I have always > sensed this was Ray's perspective, if I have been reading him correctly. > > Edmund O'Sullivan's excellent book (2000) "Transformative Learning - > Educational Vision for the 21st Century" [OISE/UT Press] further develops > this premise. Philosophically, the book has a strong spiritual component, > but I wouldn't classify it as 'new-agey.' > > Your tongue-in-cheek wit was noted. So far my polyps are fine. But who > knows... I am middle-agey. > > Regards, > BB > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
