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would be the implication of mindedness in the amazing phenomenon of an apparently self-maintaining universe--but that is a matter of philosophy rather than one of actual experience." (482)
"The Living Organism of the Grand universe."
"The grand universe is not only a material creation of physical grandeur, spirit sublimity, and intellectual magnitude, it is also a magnificent and responsive living organism. There is actual life pulsating throughout the mechanism of the vast creation of the vibrant cosmos. The physical reality of the universes is symbolic of the perceivable reality of the Almighty Supreme; and this material and living organism is penetrated by intelligence circuits, even as the human body is traversed by a network of neural sensation paths. This physical universe is permeated by energy lanes which effectively activate material creation (spiral arms of some galaxies?), even as the human body is nourished and energized by the circulatory distribution of the assimilable energy products of nourishment. The vast universe is not without those coordinating centers of magnificent overcontrol which might be compared to the delicate chemical-control system of the human mechanism. But if you only knew something about the physique of a power center, we could, by analogy, tell you so much more about the physical universe." (1276)
"Much as mortals look to solar energy for life maintenance, so does the grand universe depend upon the unfailing energies emanating from nether Paradise to sustain the material activities and cosmic motions of space." (1276)
As time goes by, the excesses of the Gaia enthusiasts will pass, and a Gaia concept will emerge that will not be too far from the revelation in the Papers. There is already a remarkable convergence that will probably come even closer as more scientific information emerges.
References
1. Lovelock, James. "Gaia. A New Look at life on Earth." (Oxford University Press, 1979)
2. Smolin, Lee. "The Life of the Cosmos." (Orion Books Ltd., 1998)
3. Work of Dr. Vera Rubin
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