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The arrested man had been working on an experiment in particle physics as a contractor since 2003, Cern said. Le Figaro newspaper reported earlier that the man had been in contact with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and had suggested several French targets for militant attacks.
It’s a show of religion’s incredible power to twist truth when such a scientist can fall pray like this.
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I think the CERN authorities have missed the point when they state that the site’s technology could not be used for military purposes. The LHC itself is a target as it helps understanding of the reality of the universe and so will provide more evidence of the narrow and inaccurate view that religion provides of the natural world.
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