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Your reasoning is quite weird to me. First you mention the atom bomb as something good, that you are happy with. Then you say that you "should" have a choice of
by yesbabyyes 14y ago
Your reasoning is quite weird to me. First you mention the atom bomb as something good, that you are happy with. Then you say that you "should" have a choice of when to die, almost like that's a moral imperative?
Who says you should be able to choose when to die, while not wanting to extend that choice to the inhabitants of Hiroshima?
I'm guessing that you haven't experienced much of a hell. Have you even traveled to places outside of the Western world? I've met Hiroshima survivors, let them tell you about hell.
Yeah, I tried to see things from your POV. I didn't like it -- I felt too much like a Sith lord.
- sergiosgc 14y agoThe atom bomb had large positive effects on world conflicts. Suddenly, the threat of mutual annihilation made large wars unattractive. You may thank the atom bomb for the absence of world War III. If WW3 comes to pass, then WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones (Einstein said it, in different words)
- yesbabyyes 14y agoThat's definitely one side of it. There are also enormous amounts of bombs which were not too sure what to do with, which worries me. Btw, I don't interpret Einstein's quote as support of the atom bomb (I'm not saying that you are. Just wanted to make that clear).
- sergiosgc 14y agoThe Einstein reference was actually to preserve the notion that atom bombs have a hugely negative side, even if they had positive effects so far.
- yesbabyyes 14y agoThanks for the clarification. Yeah, the thing is that it's seventy years since the last time, but there is so much longer time left. We need to change our ways.