Science Always Uses Metaphor.

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'm A Scientist, Not A Theologian. I Don't Know If There Is A God Or Not. Religion Requires Certainty.

Our Future Is Like That Of The Passengers On A Small Pleasure Boat Sailing Quietly Above The Niagara Falls, Not Knowing That The Engines Are About To Fail.

We Rushed Into Renewable Energy Without Any Thought. The Schemes Are Largely Hopelessly Inefficient And Unpleasant. I Personally Can't Stand Windmills At Any Price.

Just After World War Ii, This Country Led The World In Science By Every Way You Could Measure It, Yet The Number Of Scientists Was A Tiny Proportion Of What It Is Now.