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	Learn more about Gaia theory (science) in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In science, a Gaia theory is a class of scientific models of the biosphere in which life fosters and maintains suitable conditions for itself by affecting Earth's environment.
		Gaia theory today is a spectrum of hypotheses, ranging from the undeniable to the radical.
		Gaia hypothesis led to the new science called biogeography, or even geophysiology, which take into account the interactions between biota, the oceans and the atmosphere.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /g/ga/gaia_theory__science_.html (2539 words)

	Gaia theory (science) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gaia theory is a class of scientific models of the geo-biosphere in which life as a whole fosters and maintains suitable conditions for itself by helping to create an environment on Earth suitable for its continuity.
		The first such theory was created by the English independent atmospheric scientist and chemist, Sir James Lovelock, who developed his theories in the 1960s before formally publishing them, first in the New Scientist of February 13, 1975 and then in the 1979 book "Quest for Gaia".
		This theory is based on the simple idea that the biomass self-regulates the conditions on the planet to make its physical environment (in particular temperature and chemistry of the atmosphere) on the planet more hospitable to the species which constitute its "life".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gaia_theory_(science) (2874 words)

	Gaia philosophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gaia philosophy (named after Gaia, the Greek goddess of the Earth) is a broadly inclusive term for related concepts that living organisms on a planet will affect the nature of their environment – to make it more suitable for life.
		While there were a number of precursors to Gaia theory, the first scientific form of this idea was proposed as the Gaia Hypothesis by James Lovelock, a UK chemist, in 1970.
		Gaia theory is a spectrum of hypotheses, ranging from the undeniable to radical.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/G/Gaia-philosophy.htm (1817 words)

	Gaia
		Gaia theory is a class of scientific models of the biosphere in which life fosters and maintains suitable conditions for itself by affecting Earth's environment.
		Gaia theory is about the evolution of a tightly coupled systems whose constituents are the biota and their material environment, which comprises the atmosphere, the oceans, and the surface rocks.
		To me the energies of Gaia - represent the heart chakra - the feminine - the higher frequencies - the blue ray - blue frequency - that which is shifting us into higher conscious awareness at this time in her history.
	www.crystalinks.com /gaia.html (1505 words)

	THE GAIA HYPOTHESIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR A CHRISTIAN POLITICAL THEOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT
		Gaia is significant because it fuses scientific insight and religious imagination in a potentially energizing and transformative way, challenging persons across a broad spectrum of disciplines to deal in an integrative fashion with the ecological crisis.
		Though a scientific theory, the Gaia hypothesis has, since its initial articulation in 1969, sparked a swirl of religious, New Age, and philosophical reflection, and challenged certain long-held assumptions about evolution, the importance of the human in determining environmental change, and the relationship between life and the environment.
		For Thomas Berry, a Passionist priest and "geologian," the wellsprings of the Gaia theory are part of a continuum through which a new sense of the sacredness of the cosmos is emanating from modern science.
	www.crosscurrents.org /Gaia.htm (5505 words)

	ESA Science & Technology: Brown Dwarfs and Planetary Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Present theories are based on nearly circular orbits and giant planets formed at several AU from the central star, in contrast with the very short orbital periods and high eccentricities found for several candidate planets.
		The ability of Gaia to simultaneously and systematically determine planetary frequency and distribution of orbital parameters for the stellar mix in the Solar neighbourhood is a fundamental contribution that Gaia will uniquely provide, the only limitations being those intrinsic to the mission i.e.
		Gaia measurements are particularly sensitive to such systems thanks to the mission duration and the favourable magnitude of Solar-type stars up to about 200 pc from the Sun (brighter than V = 12 mag).
	sci.esa.int /science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=31442 (975 words)

	Gaia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Gaia theory (science), a group of scientific theories about how life on Earth may regulate the planet's biosphere to make it more hospitable to life.
		Gaia philosophy -- Varied philosophical views related to the Gaia theory.
		Gaia is an imaginary planet set in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/g/ga/gaia.html (145 words)

	[WikiEN-l] reply to Brion
		One about Gaia Hypothesis (as proposed by Lovelock) and one general article, where all the different aspects were proposed, historical and other theories on the matter, as well as political, mysticism and sociological aspect.
		It is likely the name under which they know this theory, I would say it would be confusing to redirect them in a more general article dealing with every aspect of scientific views of the Gaia topics.
		This one is meant to discuss the various claims made on the topic, influential Gaia, Gaia co-evolution, Gaia homeorhetic, Gaia homeostatic, geophysiological Gaia, optimizing Gaia.
	mail.wikipedia.org /pipermail/wikien-l/2003-June/005018.html (959 words)

	ESA - Science - Home - Gaia overview
		Gaia will rely on the proven principles of ESA's Hipparcos mission to solve one of the most difficult yet deeply fundamental challenges in modern astronomy: to create an extraordinarily precise three-dimensional map of more than one thousand million stars throughout our Galaxy and beyond.
		Gaia's expected scientific harvest is of almost inconceivable extent and implication.
		Gaia is expected to communicate with Earth for an eight-hour period every day.
	www.esa.int /export/esaSC/120377_index_0_m.html (1441 words)

	Course Description (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gaia, the name given to the Greek goddess of mother earth, is also the name given to a recently formulated scientific theory that the earth is alive, a theory conceived and advanced by several notable scientists, including British scholar James Lovelock and American iconoclast Lynn Margulis.
		Gaia is the theory of the earth as an autopoietic, living system.
		No less alluring than the depictions in Greek mythology of Gaia the dancer, daughter of Chaos and mother of the Titans, Gaia theory and the science of geophysiology are founded on the fundamental idea that all the ecosystems of the earth operate and evolve coherently to achieve planetary self-regulation.
	www.ed-x.com /courselistings/courseinfo.asp?NewsID=9983 (916 words)

	[WikiEN-l] Let's follow Wikipedia rules for the Gaia articles
		Gaia theory (Biology) Anthere's obsession with having more and more articles on the same topic is unjustifiable, confusing, and misleading.
		I don't know what her college is like, but among English speakers, the phrase "Gaia theory" refers exclusively to a scientific thoery.
		It is the [[Gaia theory]] article which should be about the Gaia biological theories by Lovelock, Margulis.
	mail.wikipedia.org /pipermail/wikien-l/2003-June/005017.html (765 words)

	Dying Theories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Dying Theories is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Gaia philosophy is a broadly inclusive term for related concepts that living organisms on a planet will affect the nature of their environment - to make it more suitable for life.
		A morphogenetic field, according to biologist Rupert Sheldrake, is a biological and potentially social equivalent to an electromagnetic field that operates to shape the exact form of a living thing and may also shape its behaviour and coordination with other beings.
	www.experiencefestival.com /dying_theories (956 words)

	Gaia Again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		JT responded to my satire "The Gaia Hypotheses" along the lines that I did not accurately represent the theory, and that the Gaia Hypothesis wasn't all bad and contains many good and optimistic features.
		However, all she shows is that Lovelock limits himself to the "Weak" Gaia Hypothesis, at least in the passages quoted.
		Hence my interest in showing that a mystical Gaia as validly ends in the worst pillaging of the earth by us, as in the alternative: the pillaging of mankind for the alleged sake of the earth.
	www.thoughtware.com.au /philosophy/science/gaia2.html (404 words)

	Drudge Retort: School Finds Dinosaur Tracks on Wall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		So, as I understand what you posted, it is the theory that the Earth is a "virtual organism" which self-perpetuates itself.
		I read a theory somewhere which postualtes that weight of the bio-mass of the earth remains basically constant, but the species can vary.
		I don't really think that its parents named it Gaia when it was born in the 1930's or 40's.
	www.drudge.com /news/72111/school-finds-dinosaur-tracks-wall (1254 words)

	Crop Circle Theories
		The earliest known formation was in 1647 in England, from which a carving of the current day theory on how it was created can be seen.
		The crop circle phenomenon was first reported during modern times in 1972 when two witnesses, Arthur Shuttlewood and Bryce Bond, sat on the slope of Star Hill near Warminster, England, hoping to catch a glimpse of the strange unidentifyed flying craft that had made this part of England a UFO Mecca for almost a decade.
		In areas where the significance of the patterns is not known thousands of others have not been recorded but have been created.
	www.crystalinks.com /croptheories.html (396 words)

	What is the role of life in the universe? - Page 3 - Physics Help and Math Help - Physics Forums
		Generalizations of quantum theory that apply to such situations have been developed and basic properties such as conservation of energy and probability are maintained.
		Using methods related to those developed in quantum information theory, Markopoulou and collaborators have shown how to formulate quantum cosmology so that it is sensible even if the causal structure is non-trivial so that no observer can have access to all the information necessary to reconstruct the quantum state [c].
		My first reaction to this theory, (and I’ve only really come across it a few times) is that many different organism cannot essentially act as one single organism, or behave the same way as an individual organism.
	www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?p=372860 (4254 words)

	Chakra Theories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Chakra Theories is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		In the esoteric field, these stages are declared spiritual evolution and are described in the frame of basic chakra theories.
		According to its founder, the biologist Rupert Sheldrake, a morphogenetic field, is an equivalent to an electromagnetic field that carries information only, not energy, and are available throughout time and space without any loss of intensity after they have been created.
	www.experiencefestival.com /chakra_theories (1196 words)

	gaia - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gaia : Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
		Gaia : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
		Phrases that include gaia: gaia hypothesis, banco de gaia, gaia philosophy, gaia theories, gaia theory, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=gaia&ls=a (160 words)

	Brainstorms: The Species’ Collective Brain?
		They merely represent competing theories within ID science.
		As I see it EDI is not a religious concept (unless of course if people start singing E-colimass carols and praising the virgin birth of the flagella).
		Your ideas sound quite similar to so-called "Gaia" Theories as developed by Lovelock, Margulis and others.
	www.iscid.org /boards/ubb-get_topic-f-6-t-000225.html (953 words)

	Rosicrucian Order AMORC
		From ancient Taoism’s view of the essential unity of humanity with nature to the ancient Greco-Roman view of the superiority of humans over other species, and right on up to our present Western materialistic view, entire civilizations have been directed in their actions by one prevailing view or another.
		The Gaia hypothesis suggests that all of earth’s life forms are part of one immense whole—these myriad diverse forms co-evolving and contributing interactively to produce and sustain the optimal conditions for the growth and prosperity of the totality of life, rather than each part just looking after its own interest.
		Similar to Gaia theory is the Rosicrucian perspective that all living things are linked to each other and the Cosmos by vibrational energies that are necessary for growth and survival.
	www.rosicrucian.org /newsarchive/2004/09discourse_bindon.html (695 words)

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		And if we find a solution to one of these theories, one of these questions, then perhaps everything else will begin sliding into place on its own.
		Remaining skeptical of most of my theories has helped me move ahead in my research at many points where unquestioning belief would likely have accomplished nothing.
		J) Back to my earliest theory #4: There is a controlling force which is trying to guide us along the correct path.
	www.euphoriaproject.org /mwaas/unifying_theories.doc (3792 words)

	Naropa Online - Gaia, Ecology and Evolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is a required course for a completion of Master of Arts in Transpersonal Psychology with Ecopsychology Concentration.
		The Ages of Gaia by James Lovelock, Norton & Co., New York, 1995.
		A Bachelor's Degree is required in order to take This online class for graduate credit.
	www.naropa.edu /distance/courses/ENV535e.htm (419 words)

	DragonFey's Notes from the Journey
		As a pagan, this is not a new concept to me. I’ve always felt a connection to Nature, always been fascinated by theories and hypothesis of Earth as living organism or even as a sentient being – whether in scientific studies or in fiction.
		I’ve had a somewhat superficial head and heart relationship with Nature since my early teens in the 1970’s when the Gaia theories were first being published.
		"If Gaia is an important spiritual idea for our time, then we must remember that a spiritual idea is not something we think about but something that inhabits and shapes us.
	dragonfey.blogspot.com (3596 words)

	HopeDance Magazine ~ Radical Solutions Inspiring Hope
		This GAIA Hypothesis serves as a backdrop to Gray’s relentless pessimism about the fate of humankind, in that this self-regulating system has no need for humanity, does not exist for the sake of humanity, and will regulate itself in ignorance of humanity’s fate.
		I might add that Lovelock’s GAIA theories have legions of critics...largely on grounds that they are “unscientific.”
		Evidence seems to be accumulating that the human species is embarked on a neomalthusian experiment to overshoot and overwhelm the ecosystem and see what happens.
	www.hopedance.org /new/book_reviews/top.html (830 words)

	The Gaia Hypothesis - Theories, Commentaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Keith Downing Exploring Gaia Theory Artificial Life on a Planetary
		Greek Mythology GAIA Goddess of the Earth and Nature (aka Ge Gaea Tellus Terra) w-
		THE SPIRIT OF GAIA, EARTH GODDESS ~ MOVING THROUGH THE MUSIC OF The Nine Houses of Gaia
	amicreative.org /peace/gaia_theory.html (253 words)

	DS9 episode "Children of Time" review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The teleplay for this episode was by Rene Echevarria, the story was by Gary Holland and Ethan H. Calk, and it was directed by Allan Kroeker.
		In a nutshell: TVPG, StarDate 50814.2, ships were crashed, Welcome to Gaia, theories were spun, decisions were made, weird seeds were sewn, muddied decisions were made, and the needs of the 1 outweighed the needs of the 8,000.
		Microlathe, energy barrier, quantum fluctuations, shield harmonics, inertial dampers, depolarized gyromagnetic stabilizers, subspace doubling, emitter array, temporal signature, neural pathway induction, and shield generators.
	www.electriciti.com /~lcsc/bigguy/startrek/5ds9tv22.htm (476 words)

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