> That is quite arrogant of a claim that it is "just a ball of rock." Arrogant how? The planet is quite literally a "ball of rock" hurtling through space that

> That is quite arrogant of a claim that it is "just a ball of rock." Arrogant how? The planet is quite literally a "ball of rock" hurtling through space that happens to have a bunch of other stuff on its surface. > My reference to the word "healing" is its ability to reverse and go back to conditions that are normal. This is just a reference to a system that tends towards a particular equilibrium. There is nothing "healing" about it. Also, considering the timescales involved, we don't even know if the systems involved on Earth's surface even tend toward any sort of equilibrium. It may just oscillate on a very large period. > The more you look, the more you see that the planet reacts to bring things back to normal. more plants, more bacteria, more life. What is "normal" though? It certainly wasn't "normal" during Earth's period of volcanism.