Every ruinous war, with its terrible bloodshed and misery, has been caused by one or other of these prejudices. It is a grave malady which, unless arrested, can cause the destruction of the whole human race. In a speech he gave in Paris in the early part of the 20 th century, Abdu’l-Baha said:Īll prejudices, whether of religion, race, politics or nation, must be renounced, for these prejudices have caused the world’s sickness. When we consider modern wars, though, a deeper cause emerges – the Baha’i teachings state plainly that all these ruinous wars result from prejudice. Deep-rooted tribal, social, historical, or ideological hatreds form the basis of others. Some result from aggressive leaders who seek political or territorial gains. Modern civilization would end.īut wars have root causes. We all know that in the next war between multiple nations, if nuclear weapons are widely used, billions will die. We, the citizens of the world, hold our breaths and watch. China, also, in recent massive air and sea drills, threatens to “take back” independent Taiwan. In this past year also, nuclear-capable North Korea has launched a record number of missiles into the Sea of Japan, demonstrating its destructive defenses and threatening instability. The possibility that the conflict could spin out of anyone’s control remains high. Russia’s thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons remind the world that escalation of the conflict - by accident, intention, or miscalculation - is a terrible risk. The Atomic Scientists group, formed in 1945 by Albert Einstein and University of Chicago scientists who developed the first atomic weapon in the Manhattan Project, included this warning in their statement: Many of Ukraine’s cities have now been reduced to rubble, and Russia’s leaders continue to threaten to use nuclear weapons. Thousands have died and are dying on both sides. That massive invasion took place in January of 2022, with Russia’s troops and missiles pounding Ukraine. In their statement, the scientists said they made their decision to warn the world largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. RELATED: Eliminating Nuclear Weapons – Not Later, but Now The Doomsday Clock – set every year by the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which includes 10 Nobel laureates – has become a universally recognized indicator of the world’s vulnerability to global catastrophe caused by manmade technologies. The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight. In January of 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of the Doomsday Clock the closest to global catastrophe it has ever been.
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