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There is no natural regulation system for the earth, and the earth makes no attempt at homeostasis. It has been tipped over into states almost completely inhospitable for then-existing life more than once.



There is. It's chemistry and physics, even basic reactions have equilibria. There's multilayered homeostasis mechanisms interacting around the world. It's a large part of weather. You should read up on it, it's interesting.


Multicellular lifeforms are the machinery that microbes build to improve homeostasis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis


I think the theory is doubtful. Sounds too outcome oriented/group-selection-y.


Are you at all familiar with the work of Michael Levin et. al.?

E.g. "What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjD1aLm4Thg




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