“But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
And their word will eat as doth a canker…” ~ 2 Timothy 2:16-17
Upon the release of the Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer, many people wonder just who is this man. While many have heard of particular scientists like Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein, Oppenheimer had disappeared into obscurity until rediscovered by the masses with the new film.
Oppenheimer led a legacy that although admittingly, he felt was right, drew the line when asked to repeat. The one piece of history that I can never understand in the legacy of Oppenheimer is, how did he get so far in life?
He was brilliant. Highly intelligent. Handsome.
But he lived in the age of McCarthyism.
For those not familiar with McCarthyism, it is parallel known as the “Second Red Scare.” This was a primarily an American led phenomena headed by Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy. It was defined as a hair-trigger assault on…
