"The scientific revolution that led to the splitting of an atom requires a moral revolution as well"

[Little-Acorn]

"The scientific revolution that led to the splitting of an atom requires a moral revolution as well."

So Obama said today at Hiroshima, Japan.

It was pretty obviously an accusation that the "moral revolution" hasn't happened yet. People say it wasn't an apology. Perhaps more of a petulant whine?

Liberals usually require human nature to change, in order for their plans to work. That's why their schemes almost never work.

But he might have been right in one way - not the way he meant, of course.

National leaders who want to invade neighbors who did no harm, really ought to think, "No, that would be a bad thing, we can't do that."

But when they don't, maybe they should partake of a little bit of "moral revolution", and say instead, "Gee, if we invade that country, someone will start dropping atomic bombs on our cities, blast us back to the stone age, and utterly destroy us as a functioning country. That would be a bad thing, so maybe we shouldn't invade after all."

That's about as close as we're going to come to the "moral revolution" the dreamy-eyed wishful thinkers are going to come. And it's better than nothing.

Except if we achieve the total nuclear disarmament that some people keep wishing for, we'll lose even that little bit of "moral revolution".

 

[IsaacNewton]

You're a farmer who doesn't understand how the freeway coming through will help your business. Ignorance isn't a crime.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Here's a little quote from one of the dudes that helped to invent the atom bomb.

You know, that scientist known as Oppenheimer?

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.

 

[IsaacNewton]

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” -- Albert Einstein --

Or Einstein.

 

[BluesLegend]

Humans are a warring savage species capable of truly barbaric acts, nuclear weapons are largely the reason why we haven't had several more world wars.

 

[Katzndogz]

He may be your great black father but obama is not the arbiter of my morals.

 

[ABikerSailor]

But then again, even Alfred Nobel understood how barbaric mankind could be, because his invention of dynamite was originally intended to keep the miners safe by giving them something more stable to work with than TNT and nitro.

However...............when he saw it could be used for war quite easily, to try to compensate for what he'd invented, he came up with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Oppenheimer understood what splitting the atom meant and warned us about it. Obama wasn't apologizing, he was echoing what many smart men since the atom was split have said.

 

[imawhosure]

Humans are a warring savage species capable of truly barbaric acts, nuclear weapons are largely the reason why we haven't had several more world wars.

That is true, with a caveat---------------> it is NOT the nuclear weapons that prevented world war, unless you understand it was because we had them, and the barbarians didn't! Well, now thanks to Bill Clinton, North Korea has them and is working on a delivery system, and Iran will soon have them, with 150 billion to either invent, or buy a delivery system, thanks to Obama.

I do not comprehend what the leftists do NOT understand, and that is this--------------> unless you have the technology to blow nuclear missiles out of the sky at the rate of 100%, a country the size of Rhode Island can hold the world powers hostage, if they have nuclear weapons, and the delivery system to deliver them to you. The size or tech of your armed forces make no difference, if the person on the other side is crazy enough to deliver a mega-ton nuclear weapon into your homeland.

Bill Clintons administration unleashed North Korea on us. Now, Obama has set us up to have Iran unleashed upon the world. Do you leftists realize that if a nuclear weapon is shot towards anybody, the world economy is going to collapse, and you and all your wonderful plans will go up in smoke, even if the missile is shot at someone thousands of miles away?

Do you actually understand leftists, that your ideas are hanging from a thread, connected to the dictator of North Korea, and the Mullahs of Iran! If they get even a little feisty, your whole gig falls apart yesterday!

 

[Little-Acorn]

You're a farmer who doesn't understand how the freeway coming through will help your business. Ignorance isn't a crime.

Does anyone have any idea what this person is talking about?

 

[Little-Acorn]

Here's a little quote from one of the dudes that helped to invent the atom bomb.

You know, that scientist known as Oppenheimer?

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.

And clearly he was wrong.

Any other suggestions?

 

[ABikerSailor]

Here's a little quote from one of the dudes that helped to invent the atom bomb.

You know, that scientist known as Oppenheimer?

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.

And clearly he was wrong.

Any other suggestions?

Actually, he was right, and I think that he knows more about nuclear physics than you do.

 

[BluesLegend]

Humans are a warring savage species capable of truly barbaric acts, nuclear weapons are largely the reason why we haven't had several more world wars.

That is true, with a caveat---------------> it is NOT the nuclear weapons that prevented world war, unless you understand it was because we had them, and the barbarians didn't! Well, now thanks to Bill Clinton, North Korea has them and is working on a delivery system, and Iran will soon have them, with 150 billion to either invent, or buy a delivery system, thanks to Obama.

I do not comprehend what the leftists do NOT understand, and that is this--------------> unless you have the technology to blow nuclear missiles out of the sky at the rate of 100%, a country the size of Rhode Island can hold the world powers hostage, if they have nuclear weapons, and the delivery system to deliver them to you. The size or tech of your armed forces make no difference, if the person on the other side is crazy enough to deliver a mega-ton nuclear weapon into your homeland.

Bill Clintons administration unleashed North Korea on us. Now, Obama has set us up to have Iran unleashed upon the world. Do you leftists realize that if a nuclear weapon is shot towards anybody, the world economy is going to collapse, and you and all your wonderful plans will go up in smoke, even if the missile is shot at someone thousands of miles away?

Do you actually understand leftists, that your ideas are hanging from a thread, connected to the dictator of North Korea, and the Mullahs of Iran! If they get even a little feisty, your whole gig falls apart yesterday!

The problem with the left is they live in a fantasy world, a significant percentage of humans are savages. Maybe one day far into the future humans will evolve out of this behavior but until then we have to deal with it.

 

[DiazedandConfused]

Morals are overrated. Make your money, pay your bills. Whatever it takes. Nobody but God can judge me.

 

[Little-Acorn]

Here's a little quote from one of the dudes that helped to invent the atom bomb.

You know, that scientist known as Oppenheimer?

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.

And clearly he was wrong.

Any other suggestions?

Actually, he was right, and I think that he knows more about nuclear physics than you do.

(patiently) He wasn't talking about nuclear physics. He was talking about people's reaction to such a big bomb, and predicting that future war wouldn't happen.

How many wars has mankind had since then?

Clearly, he was wrong.

Now do you understand?

 

[ABikerSailor]

Here's a little quote from one of the dudes that helped to invent the atom bomb.

You know, that scientist known as Oppenheimer?

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.

And clearly he was wrong.

Any other suggestions?

Actually, he was right, and I think that he knows more about nuclear physics than you do.

(patiently) He wasn't talking about nuclear physics. He was talking about people's reaction to such a big bomb, and predicting that future war wouldn't happen.

How many wars has mankind had since then?

Clearly, he was wrong.

Now do you understand?

Reading comprehension................he said (paraphrasing) that because it was such a fearsome weapon, if we started to use them, the future of warfare would be changed forever. Why else do you think he called the atom bomb the last few steps leading to a mountain pass, beyond which was a totally different land?

It was because he knew how bad warfare would be if those weapons were used.

 

[IsaacNewton]

You're a farmer who doesn't understand how the freeway coming through will help your business. Ignorance isn't a crime.

Does anyone have any idea what this person is talking about?

Metaphor is difficult for some. Mostly Trump supporters who prefer pictures.

 

[Asclepias]

Humans are a warring savage species capable of truly barbaric acts, nuclear weapons are largely the reason why we haven't had several more world wars.

That is true, with a caveat---------------> it is NOT the nuclear weapons that prevented world war, unless you understand it was because we had them, and the barbarians didn't! Well, now thanks to Bill Clinton, North Korea has them and is working on a delivery system, and Iran will soon have them, with 150 billion to either invent, or buy a delivery system, thanks to Obama.

I do not comprehend what the leftists do NOT understand, and that is this--------------> unless you have the technology to blow nuclear missiles out of the sky at the rate of 100%, a country the size of Rhode Island can hold the world powers hostage, if they have nuclear weapons, and the delivery system to deliver them to you. The size or tech of your armed forces make no difference, if the person on the other side is crazy enough to deliver a mega-ton nuclear weapon into your homeland.

Bill Clintons administration unleashed North Korea on us. Now, Obama has set us up to have Iran unleashed upon the world. Do you leftists realize that if a nuclear weapon is shot towards anybody, the world economy is going to collapse, and you and all your wonderful plans will go up in smoke, even if the missile is shot at someone thousands of miles away?

Do you actually understand leftists, that your ideas are hanging from a thread, connected to the dictator of North Korea, and the Mullahs of Iran! If they get even a little feisty, your whole gig falls apart yesterday!

The problem with the left is they live in a fantasy world, a significant percentage of humans are savages. Maybe one day far into the future humans will evolve out of this behavior but until then we have to deal with it.

"a significant percentage of humans are savages"

What you believe and what occupies your mind becomes your reality.

 

[2aguy]

"The scientific revolution that led to the splitting of an atom requires a moral revolution as well."

So Obama said today at Hiroshima, Japan.

It was pretty obviously an accusation that the "moral revolution" hasn't happened yet. People say it wasn't an apology. Perhaps more of a petulant whine?

Liberals usually require human nature to change, in order for their plans to work. That's why their schemes almost never work.

But he might have been right in one way - not the way he meant, of course.

National leaders who want to invade neighbors who did no harm, really ought to think, "No, that would be a bad thing, we can't do that."

But when they don't, maybe they should partake of a little bit of "moral revolution", and say instead, "Gee, if we invade that country, someone will start dropping atomic bombs on our cities, blast us back to the stone age, and utterly destroy us as a functioning country. That would be a bad thing, so maybe we shouldn't invade after all."

That's about as close as we're going to come to the "moral revolution" the dreamy-eyed wishful thinkers are going to come. And it's better than nothing.

Except if we achieve the total nuclear disarmament that some people keep wishing for, we'll lose even that little bit of "moral revolution".

As a lefty...Obama can't see reality...that is why he made his speech...while allowing the world's greatest supporter of terrorism to get nuclear weapons........and doing his best to remove our weapons while Russia upgrades and modernizes their weapons...and the Chinese are militarize the South China Sea......and because of his world view....Suadi Arabia will now be moving to nuke up....

 

[Little-Acorn]

Reading comprehension................he said (paraphrasing) that because it was such a fearsome weapon, if we started to use them, the future of warfare would be changed forever.

(patiently) No, he said it would be unendurable.

Did somebody mention "reading comprehension"?

 

[IsaacNewton]

"The scientific revolution that led to the splitting of an atom requires a moral revolution as well."

So Obama said today at Hiroshima, Japan.

It was pretty obviously an accusation that the "moral revolution" hasn't happened yet. People say it wasn't an apology. Perhaps more of a petulant whine?

Liberals usually require human nature to change, in order for their plans to work. That's why their schemes almost never work.

This is one of the fundamental differences between liberals (in both parties) and conservatives.

Liberals try to invent systems that would work beautifully if only people would act in a certain way - a way they have never acted over the long term in history.

Conservatives develop social systems that will work with people acting the way they historically always have. This tends to infuriate liberals, who accuse the conservatives of getting in the way of the liberals' projected utopia.

Yeah that wanting people of all races and genders to be treated fairly, which is not what humans do naturally, is really a pie in the sky dream. Conservatives have accepted their racism and misogyny as natural and not to be tampered with. You know, like with animals.