Atomic Bomb

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Atomic Bomb:

"Playboy: But don't you think that the existence of the bomb constitutes an end game sort of circumstance for mankind?

RBF: Adam and Eve could have both picked up stones and it would have been all over.

Playboy: So the bomb only corresponds to the historical period-- there's always been a bomb?

RBF: There's always been a bomb, you bet. And man had a tendency to use it far more in his ignorance and awful hunger than he does today with his awareness of the consequences and his ability to get on without it."

Citations

1. RBF transcript of tape interview for Barry Farrel's PLAYBOY piece, Feb '72, p. 16 of transcript.