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We are the intelligent elite among animal life on earth and whatever our mistakes, [Earth] needs us. This may seem an odd statement after all that I have said about the way 20th century humans became almost a planetary disease organism. But it has taken [Earth] 2.5 billion years to evolve an animal that can think and communicate its thoughts. If we become extinct she has little chance of evolving another.

James Lovelock

James Lovelock

James Lovelock

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Born: July 26, 1919

Died: July 26, 2022 (aged 103)

Bio: James Ephraim Lovelock was an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist who lives in Devon, England. He is best known for proposing the Gaia hypothesis, which postulates that the Earth functions as a self-regulating system.

Known for:

Gaia, a new look at life on earth (1979)
The Revenge of Gaia (2007)
A Rough Ride to the Future (2014)
The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning (2009)
The Ages of Gaia (1988)

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