Are they attemting to create a gate to the gods? Are they trying to master time travel? Trying ro create a global force-field of some sort to protect against catacalysm? Attempting to create a miniature universe that they can manipulate at a microscopic level? I'm not exactly sure. And regardless of whether particle acceleration is required for any of those, it doesn't make sense that CERN is only there for the reasons stated to the public. The equipment is far too expensive, tempermental and powerful to be used for discovering new particles. There is more to it.