The odds of something happening are irrelevant to me.
If all goes to plan then everyone is happy - champagne is drunk and 'woo hoo' for CERN and break out all the Nobel Prizes.
However, if it goes horribly wrong and it's 'Ooops - that wasn't s'posed to happen' then it's not exactly something that can be undone, is it? Massive black-hole consuming all and time to kiss our asses goodbye - if we have to time to do so, that is. I don't think there will be a disaster movie on it......
Ultimately, there is no practical use for this.
OK, we could have a greater understanding of the universe but, so what???
There are a few thoughts already on things like this - 'only fools rush in' or 'can we or should we' and as far as I am concerned if there is a risk - irrespective of how small - even if there's 100 googal squared of a chance that we can blow ourselves up (or suck ourselves in????) then this whole thing should be stopped.
As no one can ever reassure me otherwise - and never will - especially as nothing good will be achieved from it, then, time to pull the plug.
In the future, if our lives depended on its success, then go ahead - we're doomed anyway.
However, as this is not the case, is it really, really, really worth to 'potentially end life as we know it' if it the 'Oops' scenario occurs.
If all goes to plan then everyone is happy - champagne is drunk and 'woo hoo' for CERN and break out all the Nobel Prizes.
However, if it goes horribly wrong and it's 'Ooops - that wasn't s'posed to happen' then it's not exactly something that can be undone, is it? Massive black-hole consuming all and time to kiss our asses goodbye - if we have to time to do so, that is. I don't think there will be a disaster movie on it......
Ultimately, there is no practical use for this.
OK, we could have a greater understanding of the universe but, so what???
There are a few thoughts already on things like this - 'only fools rush in' or 'can we or should we' and as far as I am concerned if there is a risk - irrespective of how small - even if there's 100 googal squared of a chance that we can blow ourselves up (or suck ourselves in????) then this whole thing should be stopped.
As no one can ever reassure me otherwise - and never will - especially as nothing good will be achieved from it, then, time to pull the plug.
In the future, if our lives depended on its success, then go ahead - we're doomed anyway.
However, as this is not the case, is it really, really, really worth to 'potentially end life as we know it' if it the 'Oops' scenario occurs.
I say not.