On 9/20/2010 9:36 AM, dave wrote:
Joe from Kokomo wrote:


Consumerism or survival?

Do you allow for any shades of gray between those two extremes?

To me consumerism is bad if carried to extremes, i.e., a smaller
percentage of the wold's population consuming a larger percentage of the
world's resources.

"Survival" to me means living in a cave without electricity, eating
snakes and bugs.

Please clarify your definitions.


Consumerism is materialism, the opposite of spirituality.

If I have to "live in a cave" to try to save the future for my grandkids
I will do it.

I've already given up meat and air-conditioning and watering the lawn.


Have you given up showers?

Have you given up toilet paper?


Have you given up using energy to save animals, you can walk to the
rally and carry the animals to the critter health center.