Comic #4885: gaia

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Panel 1: Character 1: Have you heard of the Gaia hypothesis? Character 2 (in response): Yeah. I don't buy it. If Earth is self-regulating and alive, why hasn't it produced an immune response against humanity?

Panel 2: Character 2: What if it just acts on time scales that are hard for us to understand? Character 1: Like, what does your body do when you catch a cold?

Panel 3: Character 2: It gets a fever.

Panel 4: Character 1: But Earth isn't getting a… oh hell. Character 2: We can only hope Earth sneezes on Mars before it's too late.

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