If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so.
James LovelockJust after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now.
James LovelockHumans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades.
James Lovelock