Posted on 09/10/2008 5:13:56 AM PDT by yankeedame
“Our contest is not only whether we ourselves shall be free, but whether there shall be left to mankind an asylum on earth for civil and religious liberty” Samuel Adams
Some things are so big, like the moonshot, that the government should be involved in some way, and I believe particle accelerators and such are essential to our civic and national pride. Otherwise all our brilliant young Physics students will have to go to Europe to study, instead of brilliant students from around the world coming here. I like that the United States is the center of learning and culture in the world, that we have innovation and discovery and wealth on a scale that most nations can only dream about.
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“OK, back to serious. I am not against gaining the knowledge they will obtain, but what are the applications?”
It’s my hope that what I am about to write isn’t understood as belittlement of you or anyone else on this subject. However from my perspective, it seems to bad that people in the general sense can’t or won’t spend more time to investigate and learn more about what this project is set to accomplish.
In a prior thread the question is asked: Will they ultimately find existence of the Higgs Boson particle ?
Personally, It’s my hope that they don’t.
It appears abuntantly clear to me that you simply do not understand the enormosity of knowledge involved here.
If I’m allowed to put it simply....To prove and fully understand the existence of the Higgs Boson. Is to fully understand and comprehend the complete and total workings of “all that there is, was and ever shall be”. In essence this research has the potential to reveal “THE ANSWER” to every question in man’s history.
Think about it..........................
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