Obesity, smoking and other obsessions are said to be the most deadly of all diseases,
but the deadliest of diseases are poverty and ignorance. They result in war, survivalist
protectionism and far too many deaths, and under their umbrella are included those deaths
caused by unhealthy obsessions. Because of these reasons, education is the most effective
tool to combat all diseases around the globe.
The author points out that education is _____.