I agree that the knowledge we can gain from these experiments is vast. Yet, there are two major "theories" that are about to have a duel here. One is Einstein's that says that black holes do not evaporate, and one is Hawking's that claims they do. So, if Einstein is right the black hole eats the earth. If Hawking's is right we watch it evaporate. I'd rather we gained more evidence from the cosmos before taking the leap here on Earth. CERN should not rush in its experiments, and should pause its experiments until further proof is found in the universe first. Maybe it should consider another breakdown :)

Exactly. Pretty sure just doesn't cut it! The argument to halt experiments is very just. CERN should pause their experiments until further proof (ie observed in the cosmos) is provided. The reality is there are two competing theories and it is Hawking's word against Einstein's word. What's at stake is peoples lives near CERN (ie Europe) and the possibility of creating a singularity. If this had the vote of the people the people would say Shutdown CERN. Unfortunately it only has the voice of a always curious, sometimes wise, and in this case dice throwing physics community.