The collider was funded by and built in collaboration with over 10,000 scientists and engineers from over 100 countries as well as hundreds of universities and laboratories.
And today scientists cheered the historic crash of two protons, which produced three times more energy than researchers had every created before. The protons were traveling at 99.999991% of the speed of light, speeding around the 17 mile course a whopping 11,000 times per second!
What does all this mean? I'm not sure. But here is what the scientific community believes this super collider will accomplish.
"This is a huge step toward unraveling Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 1 — what happened in the beginning."
"This is a Genesis machine. It'll help to recreate the most glorious event in the history of the universe."
"This is the Jurassic Park for particle physicists. Some of the particles they are making now or are about to make haven't been around for 14 billion years."
The consequences of finding those mysterious particles could "affect our conception of who we are in the universe."A Genesis machine? Maybe. A colossal feat of human engineering? Absolutely. Will it help us learn how to live better and more meaningful lives in the universe? Doubtful.
So how should we respond to all of this? Where do we turn? Where do we go for answers? I think the scientists may be onto something. Let's go back to the beginning. In the beginning God ....
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:15-17
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