The Earth could be a telepathic being?

[Farnhamia]

Professor Challenger thought the Earth was sentient.

[Austerland]

I doubt it. This isn't Final Fantasy VII.

[The Whispers]

So do you think the Earth is somewhat telepathic, sapient or just a huge organism? Please have a sane discussion, no sillyness.

Even if the world was like that Solaris guy dude who was an alien (read it), would that change how you would interact with it?

Because that's the important thing.

[Allodiam]

I, personally, believe that climate change exists and that some of its processes have been sped up by certain human activities. However, your alarmism is unfounded. Human activity doesn't have the capacity to destroy Earth-bound life, unintentional or otherwise.

I didn't realise I was being alarmist not like its going happen tomorrow, just stating how I see it turning out.

Depends how you classify 'human activity'.

Personally I classify it as anything we do and I mean anything, including accidentally stepping on a snail at night time to carpet bombing a country with nukes. We are completely capable of destroying a lot of earth-bound life (excluding the scorpions, bacteria and viruses that is).

[Eleutheria]

First you thought the Ancient Egyptians were aided by Aliens, now this...Sector Union, you can't really believe in these amateurish unfounded conspiracy theories?

[Jessjohnesik]

I'd say most likely. But there isn't much evidence.
Oh and dolphins, chimps and orcas can be counted as intelligent.

[Ksclve]

What if earth is brain and we are gray cells?

[Austerland]

What if earth is brain and we are gray cells?

War would be the equivalent to getting completely pissed?

[Graesrice]

I think that the Earth is a rock flying around a ball of plasma, and it just happens to have a thin layer of life on its surface.

[Antares XII]

What if earth is brain and we are gray cells?

China brain much?

[Ksclve]

I think that the Earth is a rock flying around a ball of plasma, and it just happens to have a thin layer of life on its surface.

But it's wrong there is very little rock on earth

it's like a very thin skull

[AiliailiA]

Professor Challenger thought the Earth was sentient.

Hey, I read that book when I was about 12.

I thought it sucked. I don't think I even finished it.

[Graesrice]

I think that the Earth is a rock flying around a ball of plasma, and it just happens to have a thin layer of life on its surface.

But it's wrong there is very little rock on earth

it's like a very thin skull

The Earth is made of rock, but most of it is molten. It's still rock, though.

[AiliailiA]

I think that the Earth is a rock flying around a ball of plasma, and it just happens to have a thin layer of life on its surface.

But it's wrong there is very little rock on earth

it's like a very thin skull

A scum of low-density oxides and other muck. Density of the Earth: about 5.5 g/cm³. Density of Earth's crust: about 2.8 g/cm³ (continental crust) or 3.1 g/cm³ (oceanic crust).

Density of a human being: very close to that of water, about 1.0 g/cm³. We are scum floating on scum.

[Antares XII]

I think that the Earth is a rock flying around a ball of plasma, and it just happens to have a thin layer of life on its surface.

But it's wrong there is very little rock on earth

it's like a very thin skull

Apple with magma interior and rocky skin covered in germs is a better comparison. The proportions are more accurate.

Edit: People-germs.

[Divair]

What the fuck OP.

[Galloism]

no. the earth, is in fact, not the plot of final fantasy 7.

Glad I wasn't the only one that read the OP and immediately thought that.

[Farnhamia]

I think that the Earth is a rock flying around a ball of plasma, and it just happens to have a thin layer of life on its surface.

I have some rocks in my bird bath like that. I need to clean those off.

[Gauthier]

If the Earth was a genius loci it would have already wiped us off the face of the planet by now.

[Oogium]

No, it isn't. Otherwise it would probably have told us: "Alright. I didn't mean to create you, but if you keep fucking up my skin, you're toast, got it?"

[Mad hatters in jeans]

Something always bothered me how I think of something, and seconds later another person next to me says the same exact thing what I was thinking of and we always think those moments are just coincidences. But it happens a lot as if all human beings are somewhat connected.

This isn't as odd as it sounds, other folks might simply extrapolate the same results from given conditions that you do in certain situations.

So I thought that the Earth might be one huge organism and all the lesser organisms, the bacteria, the plants, animals everything including us are part of this huge global organism. Basically saying here the Earth might have a core brain, but not a brain we would be thinking of. The trees on this world serve a huge purpose. They breathe out oxygen for the animals and why do things like this work. The Earth is thinking. But we as humans are the only sapient animals . If you want to count dolphins.

Sounds similar to animism maybe?

Animism encompasses the belief that there is no separation between the spiritual and physical (or material) world, and souls or spirits exist, not only in humans, but also in all other animals, plants, rocks, geographic features such as mountains or rivers, or other entities of the natural environment, including thunder, wind, and shadows.

from a quick wiki search.

So do you think the Earth is somewhat telepathic, sapient or just a huge organism? Please have a sane discussion, no sillyness.

Some folks used to, some folks still do believe in animism. It's an interesting idea.

[Conscentia]

Something always bothered me how I think of something, and seconds later another person next to me says the same exact thing what I was thinking of and we always think those moments are just coincidences. But it happens a lot as if all human beings are somewhat connected. So I thought that the Earth might be one huge organism and all the lesser organisms, the bacteria, the plants, animals everything including us are part of this huge global organism. Basically saying here the Earth might have a core brain, but not a brain we would be thinking of. The trees on this world serve a huge purpose. They breathe out oxygen for the animals and why do things like this work. The Earth is thinking. But we as humans are the only sapient animals . If you want to count dolphins.

But when concrete is poured on the ground, notice how it cracks and sometimes plants grow out. Nature is constantly fighting our artificial life style.

So do you think the Earth is somewhat telepathic, sapient or just a huge organism? Please have a sane discussion, no sillyness.

Gaia hypothesis. Read about it. Also, Superorganisms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis#Criticism
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superorganism

[Risottia]

What if earth is brain and we are gray cells?

Then Earth would be incredibly stupid.

[Conscentia]

What if earth is brain and we are gray cells?

Then Earth would be incredibly stupid.

Compared to Mars, Earth's a genius.

[Risottia]

Then Earth would be incredibly stupid.

Compared to Mars, Earth's a genius.

Mars at least had enough sense to get a good sanitization of its own surface.