Greatest danger to the world: by country. Pew

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

A very interesting chart. I decided to make a poll using the same questions as Pew to see DU's opinion.

http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/10/16/middle-easterners-see-religious-and-ethnic-hatred-as-top-global-threat/

4 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Nuclear Weapons
	0 (0%)
	Inequality
	1 (25%)
	Religious/Ethnic Hatred
	1 (25%)
	Pollution/Environment
	2 (50%)
	AIDS/other diseases
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
Show usernames Disclaimer: This is an Internet poll

[Louisiana1976]

1. To pollution and the environment I would have added global warming and overpopulation. Those will

conspire to make the descendants of DU members a living hell.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. I agree, but I intentionally worded the choices just as Pew did.

I find it interesting that Asia was the region most apt to select the environment/pollution option.

[woo me with science]

3. Unchecked corporate power in 2014 is driving every single one of the rest.

Corporatists build nuclear programs, prop up religious zealots, foment hatred, impoverish millions, cause wholly unnecessary economic roadblocks to sane medical care, and trash the planet for greed.

I put inequality because it was the closest option, but it's a very frustrating poll. Interesting to see the results by country, though...

[tazkcmo]

4. Ourselves n/t

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Frustra fit per plura quod potest fieri per pauciora. William of Occam

It is futile to do with more things that which can be done with fewer.

I think you've used Occam's Razor very adeptly.

[sadoldgirl]

6. I assumed that pollution and the environment

would include climate change, but overpopulation is also a serious problem. However this might be solved in a very cruel way by nature itself.

[Avalux]

7. Are you talking about the earth, or the people living in it?

The earth will recover and continue on, no matter how much we pollute her or blow her up.

I think the greatest threat to our survival is our inability to cooperate and take care of each other. If we don't start doing it soon, we will be gone within 500 years. Mass suicide.

[FLPanhandle]

8. Over population

Which leads to many other issues.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. You left out hubris, greed and stupidity.

Generally known as ..mankind.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. I think that those can be regarded as "givens".

Yet, we laughingly think of ourselves as the Pinnacle of Evolution.