The second conference, staged in March 1992, attracted 160 participants from 8 countries who represented a wide range of professional and religious concerns. Perhaps the next big step will be to start facing them outside the religious perspective, possibly in a broad social context. It has also allocated billions for a space station. Deciphering the will of God, then, is all the more precarious when we have yet to understand the will of humans. We must weigh human benefit against human achievement.
Atomic bombs are human achievement, the most awe-inspiring devices created by mankind.
But very few would argue that atomic bombs have benefitted humanity. These may be the questions for another time, for a younger, wiser generation to confront and answer. Maybe even my daughter's generation. If so, there is still time for her to learn. We can learn together.