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Figure 10: A simple amplifier.
Using this notation, a Gaian feedback would be drawn like this
(Figure 11)
Figure 11: Amplification with feedback.
The physics and chemistry of the environment influence living beings (the downward
arrow), which use their delicate sensory abilities to decide to what extent the outside
world has deviated from the optimum for their own flourishing. They respond by amp-
lifying the difference (the triangle) through active feedback, thereby shifting environ-
ment to a state more conducive for their own growth and well-being (the upward ar-
