2006-06-14 05:38:55 · 19 answers · asked by donia f 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Our amazing neglect for the future as a human race. We are putting housing developements over the prime farming areas, overgrazing marginalized areas, burning through fossil fuels at an alarming rate, overpopulating our planet, and our major concerns are "gay marraige"? I don't get it. We focus on what really are small concerns of today, and ignore what will become major concerns of tomarow. Who'll feed India, China, and Africa 100 years from now?
2006-06-14 05:48:34 · answer #1 · answered by Oilfield 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
For percentage of world population killed, the Bubonic Plague
caused by infection with the bacillus Yersinia Pestis circa 1347.
Originating in Asia, it spread to Europe and killed an estimate one quarter to one third of the population. For absolute numbers killed, the worldwide Influenza H1N1 virus of 1918.
Diseases are easily the greatest of human catastrophes.
Ask Professor William McNeill author of "Plagues and Peoples" (1976) or John Kelly who wrote "The Great Mortality" concerning the "Black Death - Most Devastating Plague of All Time" (2005).
2006-06-14 13:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Spreedog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The asteroid that crashed into the Earth 65 million years ago that eventually wiped out all the large dinosaurs.
2006-06-14 12:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by crosshatcher12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance.
2006-06-15 00:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by Aritmentor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance.
2006-06-14 12:52:48 · answer #5 · answered by Abstract 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When our first parents, Adam and Eve, disobeyed and rebelled against Holy God who created them, and became sinners. Consequently they were expelled from the Garden of Eden.
2006-06-14 13:19:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bushes in the White House - They're of the invasive variety of bushes, too.
2006-06-14 12:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The day Adam was seduced by Eve and he ate the apple. If it wasn't for that, we would all be living happily in peace with no worries at all.
2006-06-14 12:53:26 · answer #8 · answered by SAfrican 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion and Government
2006-06-14 13:56:18 · answer #9 · answered by old&wiser 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AIDS - which is killing Africa as we speak. And before the Christian right interjects, it IS a sexually transmitted disease, but it is not limited to homosexuals. And what to you say to the hemophiliac who got bad blood factor, and the child who contracted it in the womb?
2006-06-14 12:54:17 · answer #10 · answered by Caffiend 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋