traditions to read loudato se, the encyclical from pope francis, that really addressed the question you're asking here. my daughter runs the center for earth ethics here at union theological seminary and she was part of a study group, multi-faith. reading that, so i got deeply into it because of her. and, yes, the habits of overconsumption and looking for happiness in just more things, that definitely is a part of the issue for sure. now i was taught in my church that the purpose of life is to glorify god and if we are heaping contempt on god's creation, then we're not living up to the duty that god is calling us to and so this -- the way we live our lives is definitely connected to this. it is -- it's not a political issue. it is a moral and spiritual