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The belief and theory of Gaia model of interconnectedness of biosphere on Earth..
As an integral organism (a-la gaiaism), the planet will find a way to control the poplation of any species becoming too dominant.
Among their complaints was that discussions of the earth as creator were included in Earth Day celebrations, which the parents said constituted gaiaism, or the organized worship of the earth.
The alert evangelicals at the ChildCare Action Project cite “The Two Towers” for no fewer than 17 “offenses to God,” including “gaiaism” (walking, talking trees — oh dear), “mockery of the Transformation” (Gandalf’s second coming is a bit close to, well, the Second Coming) and “miraculous reverse aging” (presumably the spontaneous makeover Theoden undergoes once Saruman’s possession is thrown off).
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Gaiaism means The belief and theory of Gaia model of interconnectedness of biosphere on Earth..
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As an integral organism (a-la gaiaism), the planet will find a way to control the poplation of any species becoming too dominant.
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