I'm pretty sure understanding the biology behind it all can help make predictions about the outcome in the same way that you know that merging a pull request isn't going to bring the entire internet down. I mean, it could. But there's no known mechanism that will trigger such an event.
That reminds me of the first atomic bomb test. We weren't 100% sure that the atmosphere wasn't going to ignite with an atomic bomb, but those that knew the physics knew it was almost impossible.
> "If, after calculation, [Compton] said, it were proved that the chances were more than approximately three in one million that the earth would be vaporized by the atomic explosion, he would not proceed with the project. Calculation proved the figures slightly less -- and the project continued."
That reminds me of the first atomic bomb test. We weren't 100% sure that the atmosphere wasn't going to ignite with an atomic bomb, but those that knew the physics knew it was almost impossible.
> "If, after calculation, [Compton] said, it were proved that the chances were more than approximately three in one million that the earth would be vaporized by the atomic explosion, he would not proceed with the project. Calculation proved the figures slightly less -- and the project continued."
https://www.insidescience.org/manhattan-project-legacy/atmos...