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
let s take a look at the massive destruction. how will we rebuild? hang on. things are fine. we are all fine which is more than what could be said for that scientific report. it says three quarters of all species on the planets could disappear in the coming centuries because if there s one thing people can do with predicting exactly what will happen centuries from now. what do these scientists actually say is driving the so-called mass extinction event? human overpopulation and overconsumption by the rich. of course it should be, we should all be buying food and ammo or is this the most absurd piece of environmentalist garbage we ve seen yet? eboni, are you okay? are you going to go out and buy a doomsday bunker? those are pretty cool, those bunkers. eboni: i saw some cool bunkers when i was in israel.
i totally think we can we should be as responsible as we can be when it comes to our planet but this type of sensationalism undermines legitimate causes. kat: i love i love overconsumption. it s one of my favorite things to do. of all the good things. look, the study also said the main problem or the main reason for it is overpopulation. we already have people writing up beds saying have fewer kids, too many people. i m sorry. when you start saying something like that, i can t imagine someone having the decision between having or not having a child and saying the baby s carbon footprint. eboni: our generation is not having kids very much at al all. we are 0 for 0. eric: do you think this has a chance to be tied to funding money for research in
became president. that will have a big domino affect. that is part of the candidacy. it will be interesting to see how things shape up in the month of january. merry christmas to both of you. same to you. back to you. pope francis is calling for people to it dial back on indulgen indulgence. it is a time with overconsumption and excess. he said this. in a society so often intoxicated by consumerism. and jesus calls us to act soberly. it is not just e.g. noe nothing and presence. reporter: whether you are a christian or catholic, the
for a consumer? someone who buys the products? i recommend if you ve never tried edibles before or it s been a long time to start with 5 milligrams or less and wait at least two hours. if you aren t feeling effects yet, you can eat more. i tell people you can eat more, you can never eat less. something that has been a concern in the edibles market in colorado is overconsumption and accidental congestion. the edibles industry is 45% of the market. right now. the backlash is mostly with edibles and while you can say, okay, i recommend my consumer only have half a cookie, there s no way to control what someone eats. right? right. take the pot out of the equation. if you send me home with a box of cookies, who is going to eat one? there s certainly a responsibility on the consumer level to read directions and of