But let us return to James Lovelock for a moment; early on in The Vanishing Face of Gaia he does recognize his pessimism and the fact that the the grim message in his last book,
The Universe Evolutionary Worldview is so timely, empowering and monumental in its scope it will eventually re-align everything we now know to its new, expansive and life-sustaining perspectives. It is the unifying and centering new worldview that we urgently need to help us resolve our biggest planetary challenges and, it is appearing precisely when it's needed most! Some day I believe the New Universe Evolutionary Worldview will be known as the cause of a great new Neo-Renaissance for humanity.