I think I can state what the biggest problem in the world is, the one problem that if solved would either eliminate or greatly reduce all the other problems facing humanity. That problem is that the average level of consciousness of the inhabitants of this planet is exceptionally low. To further clarify, the average level of emotional , intellectual, and psychological maturity of the average human being is unacceptably low. This one issue affects every other issue facing humanity right now. As individuals we are ego centric as groups we are ethnocentric and xenophobic. We allow the mass media to affect our opinions without verifying the facts and thinking for ourselves in a way that is rational logical and unbiased. Spiritually we have clung to archaic interpretations of archaic religions and thus act in an archaic fashion. We as human beings must realize there is only one race, that race being human. We must seek our own emotional and psychological growth in a way that is honest, sincere, and practical. We must find the universal truths central to all religions and incorporate them into a spiritual discipline that leads to an ability to function at a high level of consciousness. Until this is done , history will repeat itself over and over again, and as technology grows by leaps and bounds we will find new ways to express how infantile and destructive we can be as a species.

-B.