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Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si' -- link to download pdf
Anyone wanna discuss? :) I've only read the first few pages. Will be back later! 
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Listening in...I have some concerns esp. about climate change....
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So far I haven't seen anything yet that worries me. Off to do errands, will be back later with quotes and thoughts. I might not get to finish today though. It's looooooong. 
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Will not have access to the internet for a few days - so may not get back until end of next week...
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Yes, I want to discuss! Count me in. Haven't started reading yet. We all need to be prepared because when those with different agendas try to use it to their advantage by taking it out of context - selecting only what helps their cause - we need to know the totality. I am seeing very good summaries about what he says against population control and extreme environmentalism. It is the ecology of the person and sounds like that aspect is wonderful, but won't be what the media and other fixate on.
There is climate change. It exists. Whether it is human caused, to what degree it is happening and the effects for future, what the response should be, etc...all questions for discussion.
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Par. 2 says it all, right off the bat.
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| The violence present in our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms of life. |
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From Par. 16:
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| As examples, I will point to the intimate relationship between the poor and the fragility of the planet, the conviction that everything in the world is connected, the critique of new paradigms and forms of power derived from technology, the call to seek other ways of understanding the economy and progress, the value proper to each creature, the human meaning of ecology, the need for forthright and honest debate, the serious responsibility of international and local policy, the throwaway culture and the proposal of a new lifestyle. |
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Hm. Not sure what to think about this one. Paragraph 18:
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| The continued acceleration of changes affecting humanity and the planet is coupled today with a more intensified pace of life and work which might be called “rapidification”. Although change is part of the working of complex systems, the speed with which human activity has developed contrasts with the naturally slow pace of biological evolution. Moreover, the goals of this rapid and constant change are not necessarily geared to the common good or to integral and sustainable human development. Change is something desirable, yet it becomes a source of anxiety when it causes harm to the world and to the quality of life of much of humanity. |
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Paragraph 20:
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| There is also pollution that affects everyone, caused by transport, industrial fumes, substances which contribute to the acidification of soil and water, fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and agrotoxins in general. Technology, which, linked to business interests, is presented as the only way of solving these problems, in fact proves incapable of seeing the mysterious network of relations between things and so sometimes solves one problem only to create others. |
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Very true, but not sure how to correct this, other than a) avoiding those products grown using these methods and b) patronizing the farmers in my area that stay away from those for the most part, i.e., by using natural pest/weed/insect control via beneficial insects).
There's always some kind of anti-GMO anti-pesticide mfr petition going on somewhere but I don't know if that's the answer or if those things are doing any good.
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Paragraph 21:
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Account must also be taken of the pollution produced by residue, including dangerous waste present in different areas. Each year hundreds of millions of tons of waste are generated, much of it non-biodegradable, highly toxic and radioactive, from homes and businesses, from construction and demolition sites, from clinical, electronic and industrial sources. The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered with rubbish. Industrial waste and chemical products utilized in cities and agricultural areas can lead to bioaccumulation in the organisms of the local population, even when levels of toxins in those places are low. Frequently no measures are
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Again, so true. But what do we do that would actually make a difference in our neighborhoods? Our neighborhood is probably 97% manicured lawns and landscaping. I don't use chemicals and have lots of trees so can't grow much because of too much shade, but I still worry about runoff. Can't very well tell the neighbors to stop hiring people to spray their lawns. Can't move either, we don't have the $$$ and won't be practical with hubby's job.
I have friends who have opted to homestead, but what about the rest of us who can't do this?
And what about in places where people don't really have a choice but stay where they are and be exposed to what the businesses/manufacturers around them use?
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I like this, Paragraph 22:
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It is hard for us to accept that the way natural ecosystems work
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A serious consideration of this issue would be one way of counteracting the throwaway culture which affects the entire planet, but it must be said that only limited progress has been made in this regard. |
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Well said.
MaryM wrote:
There is climate change. It exists. Whether it is human caused, to what degree it is happening and the effects for future, what the response should be, etc...all questions for discussion. |
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Yes.
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This is the heart of cultural transformation to me [#22]:
"But our industrial system, at the end of its cycle of production and consumption, has not developed the capacity to absorb and reuse waste and by-products. We have not yet managed to adopt a circular model of production capable of preserving resources for present and future generations."
God pronounced all His creation as "good" and yet we have mounds of useless accumulation. Yes, we have a hierarchy of worth, but nothing is worthless.
This impacts what we use, how we use it, and how we dispose of--or rather reuse--it. That, indeed, is a fundamental change in how we interact with our environment and each other.
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