from some of you anyway (most of you probably know who you are)...

What do you consider to be the largest problems facing humanity right now?

That's not to be read as the biggest problems facing America, Industrialized Nations, or any other sample of humans. I mean the biggest problems facing humanity.

If you're having trouble, think of it this way: If you were suddenly in charge of everything everywhere in the world, show me your prioritized list of the issues you'd address first.

[Edited on January 29, 2006 at 3:11 AM. Reason : ...]

1/29/2006 3:03:27 AM

two girls at the same time

1/29/2006 3:10:59 AM

You really shouldn't have to be in charge of the world to make that happen.

1/29/2006 3:12:13 AM

for some people, its the only way. i might be one of those people

1/29/2006 3:13:57 AM

Serious replies plz.

I'll post this in Chit Chat or the Lounge if you'd like to continue this discussion.

1/29/2006 3:24:28 AM

hunger

hunger

hunger

hunger

hunger

hunger

1/29/2006 3:45:15 AM

Normally, I'd say hunger would be the biggest one, however, given the events with Iran the nuclear issue has me a bit on edge.

1/29/2006 3:46:52 AM

Socialism and religious extremism (of all religions including Christianity).

If I were in charge things I would do:

1)Outlaw organized religion (if anyone can think of any better way to crush the religious zealotry, have at it)
2)Abolish all social welfare programs
3)Do away with all regulations of businesses
4)Do away with all nuclear weapons
5)Do away with all regulations of drugs (everything would be legal:marijuana, LCD, heroin, cocaine, etc.)
6)Implement a flat tax of 5% on people's incomes to pay for basic government functions.

These are my top priorities.

1/29/2006 3:52:24 AM

CINDY SHEEEHAN!!!!!!!!!!!

1/29/2006 3:53:21 AM

Quote :

"UniversalDes: Normally, I'd say hunger would be the biggest one, however, given the events with Iran the nuclear issue has me a bit on edge."

So, do you mean that the existence of nuclear weapons is one of the largest problems facing humanity right now?

I'm not baiting for an argument, btw. Just trying to clarify.

Also, please list others if you feel there are other issues of similar importance that should be addressed.

1/29/2006 3:55:27 AM

sheer stupidity

1/29/2006 4:11:15 AM

I'd free Natalie Holloway

1/29/2006 4:20:46 AM

My primary concern is the decline in popularity of Pokemon.

Also, the fact that people are killing people, people are dying, and people lead shitty lives. I don't know that those things will ever change.

1/29/2006 5:59:26 AM

Quote :

"Gamecat: What do you consider to be the largest problems facing humanity right now?"

[liberals]

1/29/2006 9:29:16 AM

if those are proto's top 5 priorities for saving humanity im a bit worried. theres a lot more wrong with the world than ppl not being able to smoke crack or paying taxes for welfare moms.

i agree with extremism in general, but there is no magical way to solve that


so heres my list of the problems (depending how you wanna look at it, choose 1 or 2):
1) humanity itself
2) what we have become

[Edited on January 29, 2006 at 9:35 AM. Reason : .]

1/29/2006 9:34:04 AM

Gulags and sex slavery. Doing away with them, not creating more.

1/29/2006 10:02:37 AM

Apathy.

1/29/2006 10:08:44 AM

Corruption

1/29/2006 10:39:07 AM

<Protostar>
1)Outlaw organized religion (if anyone can think of any better way to crush the religious zealotry, have at it)
2)Abolish all social welfare programs
3)Do away with all regulations of businesses
4)Do away with all nuclear weapons
5)Do away with all regulations of drugs (everything would be legal:marijuana, LCD, heroin, cocaine, etc.)
6)Implement a flat tax of 5% on people's incomes to pay for basic government functions.
</Protostar>
Try #1 and a lot of people will raise an army up against you.
Everything else would be very do-able, all you would have to do is pass an amendment to the constitution stating "everything in this constitution shall be taken LITERALLY"
The flat tax would be harder, but unnecessary. As government spending collapsed (nothing constitutional to spend it on) they would lower taxes enough to make it no longer matter whether it was flat or progressive.

1/29/2006 10:43:54 AM

1. Hunger
2. Dictatorships (Or countries that do not allow people to be free, at least as we knew it in the US before 9/11.)
3. Extremism
4. Political Ambition
5. Red tape

1/29/2006 11:14:15 AM

Haha, no one cares about the environment

1/29/2006 11:22:06 AM

where are the flying cars?

1/29/2006 11:34:01 AM

religious extremism

too many radical Christians, Jews and Muslims are in power right now. That shit could just blow up.

1/29/2006 11:46:54 AM

Quote :

"Haha, no one cares about the environment"

True.

1/29/2006 11:52:16 AM

too many people

1/29/2006 12:08:56 PM

Politics.

1/29/2006 12:28:11 PM

Most serious threats:

1) Autocracy/despotism/dictatorship. Virtually every famine and not-so-virtually every genocide in recent years can be attributed directly to these factors.
2) Ethnic/religious hatred. They fuel modern autocracy and all of its evils, and are responsible for many if not most current global conflicts. The way to solve this is not to try to abolish the differences between people. It is to educate, and shoot anyone who doesn't respond well to education. More or less.
3) Oversized nuclear arsenals. I don't think you can leave the only thing capable of completely anihilating humanity off the list of things that threaten it.
4) AIDS. Not disease in general, just that one. It won't wipe out mankind, but it may well wipe out huge chunks of it.

[Edited on January 29, 2006 at 12:34 PM. Reason : ]

1/29/2006 12:34:05 PM

it being too cold for me to drive my jeep

and

my motorcycle not working

1/29/2006 12:46:37 PM

^^ With the exception of number 3 and the jist of number 4 (make it disease in general, not just AIDS) then all elements of your list are universal to every century.

1/29/2006 12:57:56 PM

After disease, I guess we should get rid of overpopulation

1/29/2006 1:06:25 PM

Thats twice lonesnark has commented on other people's posts without posting his own views

1/29/2006 1:13:34 PM

i dont see a problem with that.

1/29/2006 1:39:38 PM

Appologies, I guess I should have said "You stole my list! You Bastard!" instead, I merely pointed out the differences between my list and their list.

1/29/2006 1:43:14 PM

mutation of avion flu creating bird zombies

1/29/2006 1:44:33 PM

Overpopulation is not a problem in the world today. Population distribution, maybe, but not numbers overall.

Quote :

"make it disease in general, not just AIDS"

There is no other disease that holds a candle to AIDS in terms of the threat it poses. If you expect me to put the goddamn avian flu (which I notice still isn't killing everybody like some of you promised) on the same level as the scourge that's killing half the population or more in some countries, you've got another thing coming.

1/29/2006 3:02:27 PM

[Edited on January 29, 2006 at 3:05 PM. Reason : asdf]

1/29/2006 3:04:46 PM

poverty

1/29/2006 3:10:19 PM

You can stop AIDS or you can stop hunger, but you can't stop both.

1/29/2006 3:14:42 PM

Malaria has killed more people than AIDS. Sure, AIDS is on a fast-growing upward trend, but so is malaria as DDT use has been eliminated and the economic situation in some African countries gets even worse.

1/29/2006 3:17:07 PM

DDT needs to be fucking never used again.

1/29/2006 3:23:18 PM

Quote :

"3)Do away with all regulations of businesses 4)Do away with all nuclear weapons"

What if the businesses want to build nukes?

1/29/2006 3:27:59 PM

Quote :

"Malaria has killed more people than AIDS."

1) Is that in recent years, or aggregate?
2) The big wave of AIDS deaths may well not have started yet.
3) Malaria is regional. AIDS goes wherever there are people.

1/29/2006 3:51:28 PM

Quote :

"Socialism and religious extremism (of all religions including Christianity)."

he said problems facing humanity, not "things that i personally dont like". how the hell are things like this going to destroy humanity (well, save for a Islamic extremsit getting ahold of a nuke)

hunger would probably top my list, followed by disease

1/29/2006 4:17:49 PM

Quote :

"a Islamic extremsit getting ahold of a nuke"

this is the biggest current threat to first-world nations that don't have to worry about hunger, etc.

ps Socialism leads to hunger and disease via the poverty and substandard health care systems.

[Edited on January 29, 2006 at 4:28 PM. Reason : 2]

1/29/2006 4:26:08 PM

I'd say hunger, because it's easy to fix. There's enough grain being produced RIGHT NOW to feed everyone in the world 3500 calories a day. When you factor in other foods, there's enough food for everyone with plenty leftover. Ending misdirected food aid and such would make that easy to fix.

Completely ending the use of fossil fuels

end the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, period. we have more food than we need now, and without these, we'd have either enough or almost enough.

failing these, destroy all humans



[Edited on January 29, 2006 at 4:30 PM. Reason : m]

1/29/2006 4:27:37 PM

yeah, Sweden is a fucking garbage dump, what with their social welfare and free market.

that crap only happens when you have morons like Castro running the show.

id like to add that: corruption and/or mismanagement.

[Edited on January 29, 2006 at 4:29 PM. Reason : .]

1/29/2006 4:29:07 PM

Quote :

"There is no other disease that holds a candle to AIDS in terms of the threat it poses. If you expect me to put the goddamn avian flu (which I notice still isn't killing everybody like some of you promised) on the same level as the scourge that's killing half the population or more in some countries, you've got another thing coming."

it is still getting its wings, so to speak....bahahahahaha, but yeah, give it some time. i still have high hopes for da byrd flue.

1/29/2006 4:32:59 PM

hunger
disease
apathy
crappy music

1/29/2006 4:36:57 PM

I like how people claim socialism leads to substandard healthcare.

nevermind the fact western Europe, Canada, and cuba has some of the best healthcare in the world.

Better than the US

1/29/2006 4:43:02 PM

Stupidity and addiction.

True, many people bring it upon themselves, but these are problems intelligent design, natural selection, and social darwinism have yet to solve. Stupid social programs...

1/29/2006 4:48:51 PM