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Biosphere vs Gaiaism - What's the difference?

biosphere | gaiaism |

As nouns the difference between biosphere and gaiaism

is that biosphere is the part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life while gaiaism is the belief and theory of Gaia model of interconnectedness of biosphere on Earth.

biosphere

English

(wikipedia biosphere)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life
  • the totality of living organisms and their environment

    • Related terms

    * biospheric

    gaiaism

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Gaiaism

    Noun

    (-)
  • The belief and theory of model of interconnectedness of biosphere on Earth.
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  • * 2000 , Kate Zernike, " School Puts a New Spin On Earth Day After Suit", The New York TImes , 29 April 2000:
    • Among their complaints was that discussions of the earth as creator were included in Earth Day celebrations, which the parents said constituted gaiaism , or the organized worship of the earth.
  • * 2004 , Steven Hart, " Who’s Sauron — bin Laden or Bush?", Salon , 28 February 2004:
    • The alert evangelicals at the ChildCare Action Project cite “The Two Towers” for no fewer than 17 “offenses to God,” including “gaiaism ” (walking, talking trees — oh dear), “mockery of the Transformation” (Gandalf’s second coming is a bit close to, well, the Second Coming) and “miraculous reverse aging” (presumably the spontaneous makeover Theoden undergoes once Saruman’s possession is thrown off).

    External links

    * (Gaia hypothesis) * (Gaia philosophy)