Given that 99% of all that's ever lived on Earth has gone extinct eventually, we should probably be more humble, less vain. But that's not a very marketable sentiment, when contrasted with 1) Capitalism, 2) Consumerism, and 3) Christianity -- which hold, respectively, that 3) Man is uniquely valued in the cosmos by a Creator, and that 2) we're entitled to everything, and that 1) whatever can't be priced, bought, or owned isn't worth having, anyway. Those sentiments will only hasten our extinction, likely by our own hand.I don't know if they'll hasten our extinction, but these are definitely words to understand and live by accordingly. Capitalism is our system of value. Consumerism is our path to fulfillment. Christianity is our justification for everything.
What more do you need to know?
