I know this may sound crazy but at times I have often wondered whether or not the earth itself is a living creature?

Now before I get all the kool-aid and tin foil hat comments please let me explain.

We humans as a living creature have millions of other "lower-form" creatures that dwell in and on us, correct?

From dust mites to bacteria down to some viruses that are even hard to detect with even an electron microscope.

With all the different variety of life forms that we have discovered on this planet I don't think we can conclude beyond a shadow of a doubt exactly, to the tee, what constitutes a life form.

Question, why does the ocean contain the same salinity (or salt content) as human blood?

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You might ask, well what does it consume to survive? Why not the parasites that dwell upon it such as dead trees and animals. Humans even consume parasites that dwell on us just not solely.

You never know, fossil fuel might just be some sort of "stored" source of food/energy and here we are, this pesky parasite that we are, stealing it and using it for ourselves?

I'm not saying anything I've stated here is fact or for that matter whether or not I believe it to be true, I just think it makes for some really open-minded thinking as to the way we perceive life and life forms in general.

Anyway, this was a great article Klarrisa.

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