# Spiritual Solutions

*Look at the five major categories of problems below. Can you explain how each one may have its roots in a lack of spirituality? How would the promotion of spiritual values in society help to solve these problems?*

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**Environmental Problems –** scarce natural resources, pollution, unbalanced ecosystem, extinct species
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**Economic Problems –** rich-poor gap, debt, distribution of wealth in world, unstable economies
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**Social Problems –** crime, prostitution, antisocial behaviour, racism, sexism, nationalism
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**Individual Problems –** mental illness, physical illness, teenage pregnancy, addictions
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**Global Problems –** war, terrorism, natural disasters
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