The choice goes to a much much deeper level than that. The core of the debate really goes to the essence regarding who we are. The debate is actually a debate over our perception of ourselves. The first choice and easiest choice is being pushed by the scientific community, mathematics community, power brokers, and the group of social scientists hoping to obtain some benefit for humankind through an exchange of ideas between the two realities. This perception requires no change and change, as we know, is difficult for everyone, especially a complete species.
Society thinks it has enough to do without having to deal with radical perceptual changes.
But ignoring change, maintaining the status quo means we have already chosen to introduce ourselves into the new reality because that has always been our nature. We have always been unable to think deeply before plunging into the fray. We have always been driven by both natural instincts as well as by our perception of who we are. The perception is that our purpose in reality is to expand our God's influence into every nook and cranny we can uncover in reality. Our existing perception is that we are a creation of God.