"Spiritual darkness?"
Most of us had been raised terrified but inspired by
the atomic bomb.
It evidenced ultimate human power—nuclear
scientists molded with the atomic building blocks of life, itself!
We accepted
that the atom bomb indicated that humankind was
"progressing,"
shedding ever more light on the mysteries of
life.
For some the discovery and use of nuclear energy marked an evolutionary
milestone.
Few of us ever heard
anyone talk about the bomb issuing in an age
of darkness.
But now with sojourning alien eyes we realized how
deeply and profoundly nuclear war had radically
altered the human and spiritual landscape.
Whereas pre-bomb modern war weaponry
blew people to bits,
a nuclear bomb actually vaporized a person
—Poof!—
it destroyed
every
semblance, whiff, scent, breath, sound, etc., of a
person, in short,
it effected intimate destruction.
Why?
Continue—Origins
