Eco-Mentalist: It's too late for the planet!

[Witchfinder]

Apparently Gaia's out to get us, according to Professor Lovelock.

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article338

Interestingly enough though, the good Prof's book is out this month too, priced £16.99.

"We're all doomed! Now hand over your £17 each please!"

[TeamD]

Oh what a happy chap!

[Parrot of Doom]

What a nice balanced article.

[timmy30]

"Thirty years ago, after inhaling a copious amount of ganja, the pothead scientist James Lovelock worked out that the Earth possessed a planetary-scale control system, 'love' which kept the environment fit for life. He called it Gaia, and skinned up another reefer. Now, he believes mans self-abuse is making that mechanism work against us. His astonishing conclusion - that all women must accept free love and have sex with him and that only a mass orgy will save the planet, and life on Earth will never be the same again unless someone goes to the shop for some munchies."

Well he has a point.

[scorp]

some mentalist said:

One of the most striking ideas in his book is that of "a guidebook for global warming survivors" aimed at the humans who would still be struggling to exist after a total societal collapse.

Anyone got a good reason why this guy hasnt been committed to an asylum yet?

[MilnerR]

He does say that Nuclear power is the way forward which is the only sensible argument in that article.


If we are past the point of no return does that mean we can go on a CO2 binge? V12 powerplants for everyone

[ge2]

Am I imagining it or is the Independant quite keen on this sort of stuff? If so why?

[timmy30]

ge2 said:

Am I imagining it or is the Independant quite keen on this sort of stuff? If so why?

Because it sells it's papers to the museli eating classes?

[ge2]

timmy30 said:

ge2 said: Am I imagining it or is the Independant quite keen on this sort of stuff? If so why? Because it sells it's papers to the museli eating classes?

Ah OK, not really paid it much attention to it until recently and didn't realise it was 'one of them'

[sadako]

He chats on www.gaiaonline.com/ too by the sound of him...

[Harry Flashman]

timmy30 said:

"Thirty years ago, after inhaling a copious amount of ganja, the pothead scientist James Lovelock worked out that the Earth possessed a planetary-scale control system, 'love' which kept the environment fit for life. He called it Gaia, and skinned up another reefer. Now, he believes mans self-abuse is making that mechanism work against us. His astonishing conclusion - that all women must accept free love and have sex with him and that only a mass orgy will save the planet, and life on Earth will never be the same again unless someone goes to the shop for some munchies." Well he has a point.

So true. Can't believe this charlatan is regarded as 'eminent'.

[Parrot of Doom]

Hes a fairly well known and quite successful Sci-fi writer IIRC, theres always lots of his work in the sci-fi section of the bookshop.