As the physics based "Big-bang Theory" proposes that every particle is part of a larger organism, so is the Gaia Theory supporting the idea that even our planet as a complex, individual, living organism, might be part of another even larger and more complex living organism of "galactic scales."
Lovelock was the scientist who first proposed the Gaia hypothesis in the mid 60’s. Since then, several publications have been released and interest among scientists and scholars have grown, developing more scientific methods to test Lovelock believes.
- "The Gaia hypothesis says that the temperature, oxidation state, acidity, and certain aspects of the rocks and waters are kept constant, and that this homeostasis is maintained by active feedback processes operated automatically and unconsciously by the biota." James Lovelock, The Ages of Gaia
The biota, which is simply "the collection of all individual living organisms," requires the energy of outer sources such as sun-light to function just as humans have the need to feed themselves to produce their energy. All the other relatively, non-living organisms such as rocks are part of what could be called Gaia’s bone structure, all that inanimated matter is what holds it pieced together.
As a Gaia generation individual, one has to understand that perhaps all the massive natural disasters and weather patter changes that have been occurring in the last 20 years, are part of the development of a more mature Gaia, or maybe these are the biological reactions to damage inflicted by human related hazards such as pollution and overpopulation. Gaia’s complexion is changing. All the "normal" Earth cycles known to humans are evolving into different ones. Are all the spices known today going to survive the transition or are the biota organisms going to change too? Is Gaia a teen or is she an adult organism? These are questions that remain to be answered but before that happens there will be many generations of Gaia scientists debating over its most basic concepts of live.
