The Greatest Problem in the World

[Hunter]

If you had to identify one problem as the core underlying problem preventing or hindering progress in the world.

[Scot Free]

Dollar stores.

and "common" sense.

[Peter Voice]

Organised religion

[Stephon]

Credulity and stupidity.

(I'll count that as one problem, since they so often go hand-in-hand)

[Peter Voice]

Which is, of course, the very basis of the success of organised religion.

[gav]

I'll second the organised religion vote.
I don't think it would be much better even if it was unorganised though.

[Lee Nelson]

the universally shared desire for more money than a person needs

[Peter Voice]

Most people would really just be happy with enough.

I am a very spiritual person but my gods (sic) allow yours.

[Guest]

I'm no fan of organized religion, still pulling out the twin fangs of guilt and fear sunk into my psychic flesh at an early age by the Mary-Worshipers...but...my two least fav this morn are:

Nationalism. Rah Rah U.S.A (insert any other place w/a flag).

Profit Motive. And I don't mean a fair profit, I mean exorbitant, usurious attention to cash over people, the world, the future, etcetera, Mrs. Anna.

[Stretch]

Lack is the biggest problem!

Lack of imagination, and lack of self discipline. lack of critical thinking skills, and lack of ambition.

There's more, but I have no lack of excuses for not continuing!

And if you don't believe me, just ask me, and I'll tell you so!

[scot]

us. All of us. (not U.S.)

[Stephon]

But Scot, if all of us, homogeneously, were the problem, then it wouldn't be a problem, it would be the norm.

[Lee Nelson]

but Stephon it would still be a problem for every life form in the world that is not included when we discuss "us"

[Hunter]

Apathy – not just voter, but more so a lack of reaction to a problem; stemming from a lack of immediate, visceral evidence of an undeniable problem / transgression.

[scot]

without humans there are no problems, stephon