Human Nature: the dangerous enemy
"Terrorists are masters of mind control. They kill very few people, but nevertheless mange to terrify billions and shake political structures such as the European Union or the United States. Since 11 September 2001, every year terrorists have killed about fifty people in the European Union, about ten people in the USA, about seven people in China and up to 25,000 people globally (mostly in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria and Syria). In contrast, each year traffic accidents kill about 80,000 Europeans, 40,000 Americans, 270,000 Chinese and 1.25 million people altogether. Diabetes and higher sugar levels kill up to 3.5 million people annually, while air pollution kills about 7 million people. So why do we fear terrorism more than sugar, and why do governments lose elections because of sporadic terror attacks but not because of chronic air pollution?” (Harari, Yuval Noah, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, 2019, Vintage, p.187. My note : the above figures don’t include data up to...
