[_Codemonkeyism]

If the public pays billions and billions of EUR, it should form an opinion.

"trust majority opinion"

Trust those who get those billions of EUR, you mean.

[krastanov]

Given that science has a pretty good (but not perfect) track record of improving the human condition, yes, trust them or spend the effort to become a recognized expert.

[_Codemonkeyism]

I do not argue about science.

But I would be interested in the track record of particle science in the last 50 years on improving the human condition.

[davrosthedalek]

I'll mix nuclear physics and particle physics, which are close anyway: The www, digital x-ray, PET/CT, MRI, proton/ion beam cancer therapy. Just from the top of my head, certainly not complete.