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Originally Posted by Burf  So, I have a question. Ok, the LHC is being built in Europe that will smash the crap out of stuff and find other smaller stuff that may be the building blocks of the universe.
We have telescopes and other detectors that can see radiation, etc blah blah science stuff.
So....what? I'm definitely not some scientific genius, but, at the end of the day, what does this get us except jobs for smart people? |
In the 18th century the same could be said about electricity. A mere scientific fascination... the truth is you can never estimate the long term impact of basic research such as this. However, like electricity it could could completely change the way the species lives. As Millie said basic research lays the ground work for understanding the properties of the world you live in and then using this as the base for building upwards.