what do you think the greatest problem that mankind faces is today?

Answer 1

Fear, and all the things we do in reaction to it.

Answer 2

whether to believe in faith or not, the belief that things are meant to be as opposed to being random and no order, basically to believe in god/higher power or not to. The greatest problem, or question, is, "Why am I here? Why do I feel this much intensity and why am I this smart for there to be nothing after my life? Is that really all there is? What is going on?????"

Or you could say that the biggest problem is peace. Because if you think about it, everyone wants the same thing. Nobody likes being mistreated, disrespected, etc. If everyone simply acted considerate....everything would be perfect. If everyone acted as if they would treat themselves and if they just operated out of goodness as opposed to negativity (because after all, if you're gonna put effort into anything, why not it be positive, it's all energy and the atmosphere you create; ultimately, everything is up to you and you could block all negativity out or anything at all), technically, all problems would be solved right?????? Everyone could just exhale and things could technically be perfect right? So, what's wrong with each one of us acting considerate? That's all it takes, but nobody wants to sacrifice anything because human beings are too selfish. So get some humanity people!!!! Figure it out, because if the mesiah will ever come, it would be then (LOL)!!!

But then again, why care about anything, right? Nothing has changed and nothing will. So don't bother and be an asshole, that's the spirit. If that's how someone is, that person is only putting themselves through more negativity. The negative energy they exude can easily be blocked off by anyone or anything, and now that person has wasted their time and only put themselves in a bad mood. So what should we do??????????? All I know is that it really wouldn't hurt to take control of this in a truley positive way. Even slowly, anything positive will only help and progress the situation.

Answer 3

Fanaticism. It shows up in religions, in governments even in sports fans. People have killed all over the world over sports matches and the results. It's a game people! A non-smoker once knifed a smoker over a conflict about lighting a cigerette. Killed the guy actually. Every year millions die because of the color of thier skin, where they were born, minor ethnic/tribal variations. Political parties are fanaticism at it's worst possible expression.

In Mexico there is unrest, in the US, Nigeria and a thousand other areas there are unrest. Some of this unrest will lead to bloodshed on the national level. Some nations are and have been for centuries locked in bitter cival wars.

Fanaticism is nothing new. Over the centuries it's been the excuse for histories worst attrocities. Ambition and greed rarely kill a tenth of what just plain hatred do. Fanatical hatred often over a cycle of greiviences and revenge that eventually esculate until all reason is gone from the situation.

Nobody is immune from it. Just hearing repeatedly a political/religious/other cause that grates on you will push you furthor and furthor from that which irritates you so. Eventually to the point where you can react far out of proportion to the offense and geniunely wish death upon a whole group of people.

It is easy to spread. An attrocity real, made up, exagerated or any other shape that is believed by a group can inspire total hatred. One so fierce that logic cannot pierce no matter how it's presented.

Why is this more of a problem today than ever?

Technology is the main reason. Today every individual is capable of so much more than ever before. What once took swarms or armies of people to accomplish can be accomplished by a single man. Whether it be the spreading of an ideology or the destruction of the human race. One man can invent and distribute a disease that could wipe humanity off the face of the earth. No rational human being would do this. Fanaticism by deffinition precludes rational behavior.

One man can order events which trigger the deaths of millions or billions. That can destroy a single life or cascade destroying millions of others. A fanatical devotion to a cause can often harm the very cause they seek to serve. Environmental terrorists for example. Not only do they give the whole environmental cause a black eye, they target false problems while contributing and or walking right past the big ones. Fanatical militia groups while espousing freedom can actually restrict freedom. The Patriot act while supposedly fighting terrorism can be misused to create a problem far worse than explosing busses. The murders of Abortion doctors severely damaged the anti-abortion movement. The way many anti-war protesters act discredit's the entire movement. When they openly hope for American's to die, it leaves the rest of America seeing them as pretty sick individuals. It is fanaticism. In a well meaning effort to save lives they actually cost lives. Both here and there. Instead of a less than stelliar but very effective campaign it's a dragged out affiar that leaves many more dead than if we got in there and did it right. So fanatics in the wish to save lives actually wind up taking them. Then as they grow more and more bitter and disallusioned they reach extremes that poison those who do not share thier fanaticism to a specific cause. So even good causes can be killed by the fanatic who supports it. The most obvious example is in religion. Many people will aquire a very bad taste in reguards to a religion due to a small number of it's practioners. Many times these fanatical practitioners are not even representive about what the religion is about.

It is fanaticism that allows us to view another human being as subhuman. This is the one most essential event that has to take place before most people can kill for reasons other than greed or self defense. They have to think of that group of people as something less than human, thus exempt from normal considerations given another human being.

It is fanaticism that erases the logic from actions thus allowing humans to make grave errors of judgement.

Fanaticism has only one redeeming quality. It also enables humans to do things beyond what a normal human being would do. This mgiht mean entering a burning building with little chance to survive in the hope of rescueing a trapped child. It also can be the worst of what is human such as flying an airplane full of victems into a building.

In the past there existed a striving for objectivity and to create controls which curbed fanaticsim. All of those systems are breaking down in the modern world. Without those controls fanaticism spreads unchecked. Creating fanatic opponents and preponents at the same time. It is fanaticism that is the biggest danger and problem facing mankind today.

Answer 4

The freedom of the mind . Now a days most of us has the freedom of expression but the modern day media , TV , Internet etc lead our minds to made believe concept , perceived moral values , factitious religious concern. That makes mind not to think no more . Their is such a noise outside every where and all where so that we can't listen to our inner voice . I guess the end of time is coming , so by the time the false anti Christ comes (if he exist) he can leads us do any thing as he can lead our minds cause our minds are already salves to be lead to doom .

Answer 5

the biggest subject? i think of that's the stranglehold custom and the previous strategies - doing issues "reason that's the way they're executed" or "it fairly is in basic terms how that's" - is our greatest subject. now's the time for humanity to develop and amplify - teach that we've found out our classes and are available up with inventive new undemanding strategies to confirm the international and our problems and our kinfolk to a minimum of one yet another on each point. My guess is that the toddler boomers will back lead they way as such numerous exceptionally intelligent and extremely savory human beings locate themselves with lots extra time on their palms and the potential to artwork outdoors the gadget. i can hardly wait. Peace!

Answer 6

The greatest problem that mankind faces today is your avatar picture. Still creepy. Still annoying. good job..

Answer 7

At this moment, mankind's greatest problem is Bush.

Answer 8

That we will probably kill ourselves off with our technology.either through nukes or pollution and poisons in the air dirt and water.we are literally driving ourselves to extinction.We have actually become a parasite on this planet,sucking out its blood and burning it,stripping it of its trees and grasses(the way it breathes).really our only hope would be to move beyond this planet,but it ain't gonna happen.It could be Disease too,mother Nature has a way of taking care of problems like us.
We could change if we weren't being controlled by greedy corporations

Answer 9

humanity==============humans are destroying the earth little by little,especially with carbodioxide, because that ***** up the atmosphere and with that,without the atmosphere, things are slowly dying and melting away.
to make a long story short--------humans are destroying the earth with pollution, and that's how mankind will diminish.Did you watch 20/20 last night?

Answer 10

Combination of overpopulation overloading the environment and a crisis of energy and water causing the collapse of western capitalism allowing islamic law to sweep the globe, ushering in a new dark ages like the one that followed the roman empire.

That and a giant space rock smacking us and killing us all.

Answer 11

Extinction