Re: OT: The end of the world in roughly 3 hours

On Sep 23, 10:25 am, billg...@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Gunshannon) wrote:
In article <bede7493-3e10-4e8e-bbfc-3b3f184ab...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
AEF <spamsink2...@xxxxxxxxx> writes:



If people are willing to fund it, what's
the problem? ...

The problem is when the people are not given the choice of wether or not
to fund it and the funding could have been put to better and more immediate
use solving real problems today.

Bill,

This is a far broader problem than anything concerning the LHC. And
the LHC is probably rather low on the list. As others in this post
have already explained, basic research in general is very important.
Our modern world would be impossible without it. Maybe you prefer
living in the Dark Ages? As for "immediate application", basic
research normally pays off down the road.

Now, admittedly, there will come a point where bigger accelerators
will become prohibitively expensive. Before that, there is a point
where it may not be worth it given other concerns. We disagree on
whether we have reached that point yet. Remember that people have been
diagnosed and cured of various illnesses using technology created for,
leftover by, physicists studying subatomic physics.

AEF


bill

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