thesweetcheat wrote: nigelswif wrote: ...Most of us are individually selfish which means collective moral/spiritual improvement is highly unlikely. In addition, if that moral change includes denying 90% of the world the right to experience the level of consumption that we've been enjoying it's morally dubious. I fear we won't change until lack of resources and climate chaos forces us to, which will involve no moral evolution or wising up at all.
All of that, yes. In some ways it's difficult, if not impossible, to suppress, as taking advantage of what's available (even at a cost elsewhere/later) is a natural survival instinct in all species.
Timely article:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23529849
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