2007-05-23 09:17:50 · 15 answers · asked by sokrates 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I'm talking about world hunger, not individual hunger as in our natural appetite for food.
2007-05-23 09:25:41 · update #1
"The discomfort, weakness, or pain caused by a prolonged lack of food" (American Heritage Dictionary).
It is in this sense that I used the word "hunger."
2007-05-23 09:29:18 · update #2
Could they? Yes. We have enough resources in North America to feed the world.
Will they? No. While North Americans are the most obese humans on the planet, for the most part they don't appear to be sharing the wealth with starving countries...Is it ignorance or apathy?
I remember when I was little & my mother had to force feed me carrots. She never let us throw anything away. "There are starving kids in the world who would love to have those carrots." So being the cheeky kid I was I yelled "So, send it to them!"
Of course we can't FEDEX them our veggies or a Big Mac meal or anything. But we could send bags of rice, canned goods. We could send money to buy supplies. We could try to dig wells for clean water & do things to help in struggling countries. Of course there are some wonderful people & organizations who do their share to help but more people have to step up. Particularly billionaires who wouldn't even miss a million dollars. They could feed an entire country & not even put a dent in their bank account. But perhaps such people became rich by being ruthless & selfish so they probably aren't too concerned with suffering that's going on continents and oceans away...
2007-05-23 09:43:56 · answer #1 · answered by amp 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ever see a crazy old lady with way too many cats?
She's trying to end world cat hunger.
Could we as Americans feed everyone who's going hungry in the world? Probably. But if we become the food source instead of letting hunger compel others to solve their own problems.... well, all those poor little kittys, with their sad eyes will come here and wait for the nice old lady to put food in their dishes. (Rumor has it one of those compassionate cat ladies my actually be our next President.)
2007-05-23 10:21:08 · answer #2 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think humans will be eradicated long before hunger is. It is the nature of our society. We no longer care about the less fortunate unless it involves 5 or 10 dollars and then we pat ourselves on the back and say, "I did my part" Pretty damn pathetic when your son is walking around in 200 dollar sneakers and another mans son has on 5 dollar payless closeouts that he'll make due with for a year. Makes me want to cry.
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2016-10-13 05:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not the way our world population is exploding in numbers. Look at Mexico, the people all believe in a big family, and they have MANY more people than they could ever feed or employ. It is going to get much worse before it gets better.
2007-05-23 09:20:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the rate of population growth, I feel that we are going to starve to death instead of solving the hunger problem.
2007-05-23 09:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Simpleofmind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When resources, like food, become scarce, humans tend to eradicate EACH OTHER, which decreases the demand for resources.
So, to answer your question, yeah, sort of, I suppose.
2007-05-23 09:23:07 · answer #7 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why should we eradicate hunger? It's a natural way our bodies let us know that it's time to eat.
2007-05-23 09:21:38 · answer #8 · answered by ULTIMATEMEANING 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way! I'm hungry right now! Can't wait for dinner! Perhaps my mom should get an email from Bono so she will cook faster...
2007-05-23 09:26:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fight over-population and world hunger: become a cannibal!
2007-05-23 12:05:35 · answer #10 · answered by Ginny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋