LHC Press release

[zippy]

You are also misinterpreting what I said. Where did I mention just giving money to the poor? No I said it's about weighing up which research money is better spent on. I'm done with this. It's clearly a matter of some people being more humanitarian inclined and others more pure knowledge inclined. Both will overemphasise the importance of one and underemphasise the importance of the other.

And you dont think this is done when the budget for CERN is discussed ? CERN money comes primarily from European taxpayers. Other countries also particpate. There are also private sponsors who usually contribute by donating equipement or software licences etc.

You are implying that no thought at all was given to money invested in LHC. That is completely incorrect. Funds for these projects are not just splashed out, they are debated, discussed, analysed. To a painful degree. Its EXTREMELY difficult to get funding for science from governments, because it has to be justified. These same govt's also provide billions in aid to the poor.

 

[Swa]

And you dont think this is done when the budget for CERN is discussed ? CERN money comes primarily from European taxpayers. Other countries also particpate. There are also private sponsors who usually contribute by donating equipement or software licences etc.

You are implying that no thought at all was given to money invested in LHC. That is completely incorrect. Funds for these projects are not just splashed out, they are debated, discussed, analysed. To a painful degree. Its EXTREMELY difficult to get funding for science from governments, because it has to be justified. These same govt's also provide billions in aid to the poor.

Not what I claimed at all. You keep misinterpreting what I say.

 

[DJ...]

So you're of the opinion that our endeavors to understand the quantum world have had no benefit to humanity at all?

To be honest, you're saying that scientific endeavor in itself is a waste, but let's just stick with quantum for now...

Perhaps you could drag yourself away from copy-pasting other websites for a second and answer my questions...