James Lovelock Quote

When I first introduced Gaia [an ecological theory], I had vague hopes that it might be denounced from the pulpit and thus made acceptable to my scientific colleagues. As it was, Gaia was embraced by theologians and by a wide range of New Age writers and thinkers but denounced by biologists.

Earthwatch, Rethinking Life on Earth: The Sum: Gaia Takes Flight, September/October 1992