There are no accidents, only nature throwing her weight around. Even the bomb merely releases energy that nature has put there. Nuclear war would be just a spark in the grandeur of space. Nor can radiation alter nature: she will absorb it all. After the bomb, nature will pick up the cards we have spilled, shuffle them, and begin her game again.

Summary

This quote suggests that there are no true accidents or coincidences, attributing events to the forces of nature instead. It implies that even destructive acts like detonating a bomb are merely the release of energy that was already present in nature. The quote argues that even the devastating impact of a nuclear war would be insignificant when compared to the vastness of the universe. It asserts that nature is resilient and will eventually absorb and move on from the consequences of human actions, as if shuffling a deck of cards and starting a new game.

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