---John Foster <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The hypotheis is based on organismic and ecological processes that
appear to
> be able to regulate atmospheric concentrations of moisture and gases,
> keeping temperatures even and mild and humidity high. A model called
the
> Daisy model was constructed to predict if the hypothesis could be
> substantiated using dark and light plants on an imaginary planet.
The model
> does show that plants can keep a planet warm and comfortable and
therefore
> provides predictive abilities as to the homeostatic atmospheric and
> hydrospheric properties of "Mother Earth". Indeed the atmospheric
> concentrations of C02 are highly regulated by plants.
The only problem is that the planet does not keep temperatures "mild".
There is ample evidence that the global temperature has fluctuated
quite a bit throughout history.
In addition, while there maybe ample evidence that there are
homeostatic process at work on the process it is not correct to
conclude that the planet is indeed a living thing. Under the proper
circumstances a market will exhibit traits that can be called
homeostatic (i.e. the price of a good will return to it original value
after a "small" preturbation) and I don't think anyone here would
claim that the market is a living entity.
Steve
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