Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year. James Lovelock on change
I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful. James Lovelock on change
If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now. James Lovelock on environmental
I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. Revere and respect Gaia. Have trust in Gaia. But not faith. James Lovelock on faith
If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now. James Lovelock on food
I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price for it. James Lovelock on freedom
You mustn't take what I say as gospel because no one can second-guess the future. James Lovelock on future
There aren't just bad people that commit genocide we are all capable of it. It's our evolutionary history. James Lovelock on history
There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. James Lovelock on history
One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You don't know it. James Lovelock on hope
There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. James Lovelock on intelligence
I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all. James Lovelock on power
The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power. James Lovelock on power
I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. James Lovelock on religion
It just so happens that the green religion is now taking over from the Christian religion. I don't think people have noticed that, but it's got all the sort of terms that religions use... The greens use guilt. That just shows how religious greens are. You can't win people round by saying they are guilty for putting (carbon dioxide) in the air. James Lovelock on religion
I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. Revere and respect Gaia. Have trust in Gaia. But not faith. James Lovelock on religion
I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. Revere and respect Gaia. Have trust in Gaia. But not faith. James Lovelock on respect
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. James Lovelock on science
If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so. James Lovelock on science