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Old 12-September-2008, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by shaka37 View Post
I'm not a scientist. I didn't pass Algebra 1 in high school. But it occurs to me that scientists, are by their very nature curious, and so, would not one have asked the question, "What are the chances this machine could destroy the world?" and then another one would, you know, do a bunch of math to figure out the answer?
Which, if you read through this thread, or some of the links in it, is exactly what happened. The scientists at CERN have calculated the risks involved and have found them to be, for all practical purposes, zero. That doesn't seem to be enough for some people.

By the way, shaka37, welcome to BAUT.
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