Questions Concerning the Gaia Hypothesis

• How would you define the Gaia hypothesis?
• What are its central principles?
  
• Are there different views of Gaia?
• Are all elements of the hypothesis equally weighted?
  
• What arguments substantiate or refute the principles of the Gaia hypothesis?
• What theoretical evidence confirms them?
• What observations or measurement provide support for the concept?
• What are the major weaknesses of the hypothesis?
  
• How can the validity of this hypothesis be tested?
• How has the hypothesis been tested?
• Has the hypotheis proven its utility through predictions?
• Are there aspects of Gaia that cannot be tested?
• How does the Gaia hypothesis influence our view of the Earth, or other planets?
• What lessons can be learned from the hypothesis regarding planetary environments?
• How does it potentially shape visions of Earth's future? 
• How does it influence perspectives on planetary evolution?
• Is the concept applicable to all planets and are they equally susceptible?

• Introductions to the Gaia hypothesis
• http://www.mkzdk.org/texts/gaia.html
• http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/.../Gaia/index.html
• http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/contents/5d.html
• http://www.oceansonline.com/gaiaho.htm
• http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/gaia.html
• Daisyworld
• http://www.acad.carleton.edu/.../Daisyworld/daisyworld_model.htm
  

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