Rom: I find the title misleading ... > > Whatever nature is it is not in balance. > > This I see as a "new age" sort of nonsense. The universe is clearly not in balance so it is difficult to claim some biological system on some blue green planet are. > > The second law of thermodynamics applies to closed systems and Earth is not a closed system. > > I think you mean interconnectedness not balance.-I can accept that. Note that I using the concept as maintaining a supply of food for living organisms. Life is certainly not a closed system, requiring a constant source of energy.