I Can Hardly Wait

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Which brings us to the subject of 'explosive compounds.' You know the meaning of that term, I'm sure. Take gunpowder as an example: gunpowder is a mixture of Potassium Nitrate, Charcoal, and Sulphur. Such a mixture is fairly stable under ordinary circumstances but becomes violently explosive when a spark is applied.

This is a metaphor for modernity: old and odious religion mixed with modern technology. The mixture is potentially explosive but lacks the spark which produces the explosion. Nowadays we are actually witnessing the creation of such a spark. The resulting explosion should be fun to watch on tv. I can hardly wait!