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Perhaps The Single Most Important Thing That We Can Do To Undo The Harm We Have Done Is To Fix Firmly In Our Minds The Thought: The Earth Is Alive.

Our Planet Consists Largely Of Lumps Of Fall-out From A Star-sized Hydrogen Bomb. Within Our Bodies, No Less Than Three Million Atoms Rendered Unstable In That Event Still Erupt Every Minute, Releasing A Tiny Fraction Of The Energy Stored From That Fierce Fire Of Long Ago.

No One Who Has Experienced The Intense Involvement Of Computer Modeling Would Deny That The Temptation Exists To Use Any Data Input That Will Enable One To Continue Playing What Is Perhaps The Ultimate Game Of Solitaire.

I Know That To Personalize The Earth System As Gaia, As I Have Often Done And Continue To Do In This Book, Irritates The Scientifically Correct, But I Am Unrepentant Because Metaphors Are More Than Ever Needed For A Widespread Comprehension Of The True Nature Of The Earth And An Understanding Of The Lethal Dangers That Lie Ahead.

I Would Only Have Been Too Pleased If Someone Had Asked Me For My Data. If You Really Believed In Your Data, You Wouldn't Mind Someone Looking At It. You Should Be Able To Respond That If You Don't Believe Me Go Out And Do The Measurements Yourself.