Is Earth Alive? Gaia, Volcanoes, and the Will to Life

The Will to LifeWe’ve got a very special guest this week. You’re going to have to tune in to find out who it is.We’re covering a Ukrainian UFO video, Military-origin, recently declassified, filmed in May at 800 meters. It looks like an evil eye in a cloak. Mostly just an excuse to talked about how wrecked the whole UFO conversation is right now, like a force field of stink around a row of outhouses.Then on to happier things, like how volcanoes might be evidence of a planetary mechanism of homeostasis. Gaia? Sure. Anyway:* Surprise guest* A Ukrainian UFO video* “Filmed on a potato” quality* Why the UFO conversation is exhausting by design (here’s that essay, by Dr. Heather Lynn, about how the aliens-vs-demons question is a type of semantic warfare)* “Mr. Credibility weighs in” (re: JD Vance)* Peter Thiel and the evangelical framing apparatus* The porta potty force field* How the Joseph Smith story reminds Jordan of the current UFO conversation* The slough of despond* Whatever happened to quicksand?* Brother Richard, again, on every entity having something to teach you* The Debrief: a volcano with a built-in emergency brake* Why the Gaia hypothesis is useful* Homeostasis is the signature of life* Mars: dead. Venus: hellfire. Earth: alive!* “Don’t sh*t in the strawberry patch”* Strip mining the Appalachians* “Poverty is a societal choice. Food scarcity is a societal choice.”* Viktor FranklAnd in the epilogue…* What our special guest has been up to lately* Jordan’s insane commitment to 100 Essays in 100 Days* Advantages of the end timesSuccessfully maintaining homeostasis,Jordan & Tom (& Mal) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ggupodcast.substack.com/subscribe