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Originally Posted by Slartibartfast
I don't believe that the probability of this sequence of events can be calculated. In light of this as well as the potentially catastrophic results (also based on untested theory) isn't a much higher standard of caution warranted?
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If you read the studies on the subject (see links in previous posts), the scientists considering the safety issue themselves said that theory alone was insufficient. Rather, they considered the number of high energy particles (many higher energy than will ever occur in the LHC) that already hit the Earth, the other planets, stars, as well as extremely dense objects like neutron stars. In all of that, there is no evidence for the type of events that could have catastrophic effects in the LHC.