Encyclical

I really liked the reading for this week and I think that it was a great way to integrate another way a of thinking to the environmental issues we are facing today. I think it is really great that the reading had a spiritual argument to it which is very beneficial to and can work well with the scientific areas of discussion. It is important to approach the climate issue from different perspectives and I believe that the spiritual side can really hit home for a significant amount of people. When people take the time to stop and think about what their individual consumption patterns look like in comparison with other people around the world that are less fortunate, it becomes clear that there is a problem with the way we approach our daily lives. As the Pope discusses in his writing, we need to care for those in need and work to improve their lives  it is our responsibility as Christians and simply as humans. This particular aspect stuck out to me because it made me think about how greedy we are today, especially in the United States, and how we tend to look out for ourselves more than focusing on the wellbeing of others. This is a serious problem and the idea of interdependence among people is imperative in order for us to work toward a solution to our current climate crisis.