I’m surprised that the nutty Yisrayl Hawkins hasn’t announced that tomorrow will be the end of the world as we are all sucked into a black hole thanks to the ‘scientists‘ (read- destroyers of mankind, matter, and the universe) playing with super colliding ‘big bangism’.
Over in Geneva they are about to bring the world to an end. Thanks….
To all of you who I’ve had the pleasure of interaction either in person or virtually- it’s been wondrous. If the ’scientists’ don’t destroy us all then I’ll be back to posting Wednesday. But if they do, remember, you heard it here first! And last, I guess.
i think we’ll be safe, but jacob asked me to move the island just in case.
By: robert r. cargill on September 9, 2008
at 10:53 pm
But this does raise the question about science and ethics. Our species conducts all kinds of experiments simply because we can – not because they are right. I realize that the LHC has the potential to revolutionise physics, but I wonder if the quest for more bits of data will actually end up being our undoing. I find this more troubling though in the whole world of biological experimentation, especially genetic manipulation. But at least a black hole would have been quick! Dismantling our food supply at a genetic level is just as effective.
God help us all!
By: Frank Emanuel on September 10, 2008
at 9:08 am
While I have a small bit of me that agrees with you, I have too much disrespect for the so called almighty scientific method to worry about them actually accomplishing worldwide destruction. They just aren’t all that competent. They can’t even control rain or weather or colds or anything really. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Or, briefly- ’science- the modern magic, and scientists, the modern magicians / snake oil salesmen’.
By: Jim on September 10, 2008
at 9:16 am
I do think that ethics needs to be a bigger part of the research curriculum in general. But I don’t think most of the world has a clue as to what these guys are really doing up there other than working with a massive particle accelerator in conditions with less friction.
By: Drew on September 11, 2008
at 1:15 pm