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Symptoms vs causes – the Gaia Principle
We are united because we have a common enemy
– SARS-CoV-2. But, really, how true is that? Let’s
assume the Gaia Principle is valid because, quite
honestly, it seems pretty credible. In a nutshell, the
Gaia Principle states that the earth is a living entity,
and that the atmosphere, all the rocks, the sand,
the water, the plants, the bugs and the humans are
a part of it in the same way our hair, teeth, organs
and associated microscopic life forms (gut flora,
etc.) are a part of us as humans. Of course, noone
has proved this, which is why it’s also called
the Gaia Hypothesis, but it holds up as a thought
experiment.
So, if the earth is a living entity, and all the rocks,
plants animals, etc. have a counterpart in the
various components of the human body, then –
perhaps – we are the earth’s Coronavirus. If we
compare the lifespan of the planet to the lifespan
of a long-lived human (one of those bicycle-riding,
wine-slugging centenarian farmers of the Blue
Zones), we humans arrived on the planet a year
or two after the Blue Zoner’s 100th birthday. And
perhaps global climate change is the fever Gaia
is employing to finally rid itself of this pernicious
pathogen – and SARS-CoV-2 is one more weapon
in the earth’s immune system. Perhaps, like other
unsuccessful pathogens that kill their victims so
quickly that they don’t have time to pass on the
disease, we humans are so irreparably harming our
host that we are accelerating our own demise.
But are we addressing the real risks?
Let’s face it – we are taking note of the virus. We’re
taking it seriously, and we are implementing pretty
darn extreme measures to combat it. But that’s just
it. We are still in WWII mode. If guns don’t work,
use tanks; if tanks don’t work, use bombs; if bombs
don’t work, use nukes. If we extend that to the First
World War, we can start with horses and swords,
and, if we extend it to the Freedom Struggle, we
can end with necklaces. Are you seeing a pattern
here?
And, as we have done in every war or resistance
in history, we are all making sacrifices – well, most
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