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And I would add "and family"

Such a fascinating question for me personally with deep meaning. Necessary to end the war? Of course not! But did it save my life and at what cost to others/or lesser casualties - I don't know. I do think THE BOMB has caused the world to look more reasonably at the horror of war and the need to agree to controls. In my own life it has been a part of my DNA to support anything/everything i possibly can to bring peace and understanding in the world. A short answer to a brief question that I'm ready to consider further if you like

Thanks for asking – I certainly wouldn't expect you to go through all that previous stuff! Up until recently I would've agreed that the car with the mobility it provided for changing rural/city culture in our country had the most profound change. And certainly looking back some of that was for the good some of it for the bad. However I'm beginning to think this media, the computer, and all the stuff that goes along with this truly recent invention is continuing to play a major role in how society functions and how people relate. Not only is it dividing us age wise but it has tremendously influenced how we get our information and organize our lives. Of primary concern for me are the issues raised in two books by Robert Putnam, "bowling alone" and "our kids".

And all of the issues about space are beyond my nonscientific mind. I do think they should have an impact on the conservative religionists and their concept of heaven, creation and other religious issues. But that's another concern of mine.

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I really don't keep up, but I have depended upon my grandchildren to keep me a bit "in the loop". My advice would be to make sure you are still keeping in touch with the views and values of the older generation

The zoot suit. We even had a great song about it in the 40's. But I also feel a BAD trend was the plainness of mens clothes most of my life. Today we begin to burst out of that fashion with better looking stuff - think of the variety of mens shoes today. Of course this is onlyi from a male point of view about mens clothes.