its a lil too much for that tiny spec of nano-second dull spark on some computer screen..

now they proved the theory, what are they going to do with it?

da bee gees baby

The scientists who just spent $10 Billion are making their best guess based on what they don't understand, but hope to learn more about. They may be wrong, but they are probably the best sourece of information we have. Many people were very worried that the atomic bomb would ionize all of the water in the world before it was tested (again killing us all), and while the results of the explosions of nuclear explosions were not catestrophic on a global level, they certainly had negative results (especially health impacts) that we did not anticipate or understand when the tests were begun.

Peace be with us all and may wisdom prevail over intellect.

Scientists have a history of discovering things and announcing them to the world only to act shocked and confused that their pet projects, theories and discoveries are suddenly weapons in the hands of governments.

Perhaps (but not necessarily) worse are those who know that their work will be used as weapons in the hands of governments. The United States, with assistance from the United Kingdom and (I am ashamed to say) Canada, designed and built the first atomic bombs under what was called the Manhattan Project. The bombs killed as many as 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki by the end of 1945, roughly half on the days of the bombings. Since then, thousands more have died from injuries or illness attributed to exposure to radiation released by the bombs. In both cities, the overwhelming majority of the dead were civilians.

American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer who directed the scientific reasearch for the Manhattan Project knew that his work would be used this way as he led the Target Committee that recommended Hiroshima as one of the possible targets. The American forces during WWII deliberately did not attack Hiroshima in order to leave the area pristine so that it was a good place to "test" this new weapon.

There are individuals who are unscrupulous and greedy and don't understand the joy of pure research and learning about the origns of the universe but instead sit back joyously rubbing their hands together and coming up with new ways to use new discoveries to get rich on the backs of those less well off, less technologically advanced, etc. There are also the more sinister individuals who don't care who suffers or dies in the name of scientific advancement. It doesn't
matter as long as it's not our people right? What they fail to realize as every human on this planet are our people.

I am not opposed to this project per se but it can and will change everything. Has anyone considered the military applications of any of the research that will be going on using the Hadron Collier? Of course they have. How much more destructive is a tiny black hole than a nuclear bomb? How can you know? Have you met one? How about any of the other "new" particles that they will discover through this research that we have no possible way of knowing the
properties or dangers of? They are only theoretical so far, they haven't been created by man yet. Theories are never wrong though are they?

How many Oppenheimer-like scientists are there involved in research that will be going on using the Hadron Collider? Oh but I forgot, he's an American hero. He helped poor defenseless great big America defeat that tiny little bully Japan.

Those of us who are not scientists, not industrialists, not members of military or government should probably not worry our pretty little heads about it. After all we are only civilians. Just like those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, going about our daily lives until one day we wink out of existance. At least it will be quick right? Or will it?

I must confess my first sentence is incorrect. Humans do consider whether we really should do things. And then we do them anyway.