scientists trap antimatter atoms

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_switzerland_antimatter

what is antimatter?  Here is a short and limited description by wikki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimatter

The above link describes how CERN recently made a scientific breakthrough by isolating anti-matter for a period of time (short amount of time, but on the human time scale nonetheless).  This is the first time this has ever been done.  Vast amounts of money have been poured into the anti-matter project and it is actually yielding some results.  Though many people think this discovery could lead to either obliteration of the planet or mass amounts of energy for us humans to use, the likelihood of that is slim according to the researchers at CERN.  Nonetheless, I think this is good for the scientific community and humankind.  CERN and its partners have gotten many negative backlashes at what they are doing, usually by Christians.  Why do we (I use the word we loosely) Christians seem to always be in the hater crowd. Ha-ha.  This is discovery, this is research, and this is science.  These things are not against our religion or our God.  As a great thinker once wrote "for truth does not oppose truth but accords with it and bears witness to it" (averroes). We should not be afraid to find truth but should embrace and search for truth in the physical and spiritual world (if they are separate)  ;)   I think it is crazy how much money goes towards the anti-matter production and research but I also do not consider myself at all an expert on the subject and do not know the possibilities it can hold.  Who knows the truths that it can unlock.  Research is usually good, and I think they are searching for truths that can unlock mysteries, and who knows what else. 

So good job CERN for your recent accomplishments, maybe attempt to find a way to cut the cost!  I still think that we would not be where we are today if we had not put so much stock into seeking truths, researching, reasoning, etc.  Obviously there are other things that are important, arguably more important, but it does not take away the fact that research, discovery, and understanding have its special spot in humanity.