From a scientific perspective there is some indication that a nuclear war could deplete the earth's ozone layer or, less likely, could bring on a new Ice Age - but there is no suggestion that either the created order or mankind would be destroyed in the process.
One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me I'd be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun - especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan.
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| Sigmar Gabriel, Politician (1959) |
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| Richard Lamm, Politician (1935) |
| Stanislaw Lem, Writer (1921) |
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| Ernst Haas, Photographer (1986) |
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