“The worst lie ever told is that it is easier to destroy than to create. This lie makes people apathetic about a number of imminently avoidable horrors, particularly the nuclear ones. But Oppenheimer didn’t just go outside one day and trip over an atomic bomb. Nuclear development required trillions of dollars and a massive sustained effort by America’s top politicians, military advisors, and scientific geniuses. Not one damn bit of it was easy. It was certainly harder that sitting down with Stalin or Khrushchev and having a talk . . . America had options. The path of destruction was a choice. It has always been America’s choice, and we citizens have always shrugged, assuming it’s too late to turn back the doomsday clock, although we’re the ones who wound it in the first place.” TruthPoliticsLiesRussiaNuclear WeaponsEnd Of The WorldNuclear WarNukesOppenheimerManhattan Project Book:Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion Source: Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion
“We’ve all heard that women tolerate sex to get relationships, while men tolerate relationships to get sex. That is simply not true—but there is something truly chilling about the fact that most Americans believe it’s true and use this formula as a guide for behavior.” TruthSexRelationshipsSexualityMasculinityAmerican CultureSexual RevolutionFeminine MystiqueSexual Repression Book:Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion Source: Gods of the Flesh: A Skeptic's Journey Through Sex, Politics and Religion