In the end Humankind destroyed the heaven and the earth," Soapstone began... "And Humankind said, 'Let there be security,' and there was security. An… - James Morrow

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In the end Humankind destroyed the heaven and the earth," Soapstone began...
"And Humankind said, 'Let there be security,' and there was security. And Humankind tested the security, that it would detonate. And Humankind divided the U-235 from the U-238. And the evening and the morning were the first strike." Soapstone looked up from the book. "Some commentators feel that the author should have inserted, 'And Humankind saw the security, that it was evil.' Others point out that such a view was not universally shared."...
Casting his eyes heavenward, Soapstone continued. "And Humankind said, 'Let there be a holocaust in the midst of the dry land.' And Humankind poisoned the aquifers that were below the dry land and scorched the ozone that was above the dry land. And the evening and the morning were the second strike."...
"And Humankind said, 'Let the ultraviolet light destroy the food chains that bring forth the moving creature!' And the evening and the morning—"...
"And Humankind said, 'Let there be rays in the firmament to fall upon the survivors!' And Humankind made two great rays, the greater gamma radiation to give penetrating whole-body doses, and the lesser beta radiation to burn the plants and the bowels of animals! And Humankind sterilized each living creature, saying, 'Be fruitless, and barren, and cease to—'