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 Chasing Down the ‘God Particle’Posted on Dec 13, 2011
Do you know the story of the Higgs boson? It is also called the “God particle” in scientific circles, although certain conservatives would probably not approve, and it has been a kind of physicists’ Holy Grail for decades. Now, researchers at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva are energized by the possibility that 2012 could be the year that they get a glimpse of the Higgs in action, but they’re not quite ready to say for sure. However, they will say “stay tuned.” —KA
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By gerard, December 13, 2011 at 4:24 pm Link to this comment
Now and then, media see the sad result of their failure to keep “the public”
Report thisinformed of reality. When science discovers some new mind-expanding fact or
theory, for which the public has been systematically unprepared, media then tries
to fill the vast gap between reality and the public’s simple-mindedness with some
new word—as inoffensive and nonthreatening as possible. Hence “the God
particle.” which is low on transmitting actual information and high on transmitting
a discovery that seems to fit in with “what we already know or want to know”.
Otherwise the new information might be found to be “too heretical” and therefore
unacceptable. This way, we can sort of “slip it in sidewise” and avoid yet another
crack in people’s religious belief systems.
By Leefeller, December 13, 2011 at 2:35 pm Link to this comment
darkcycle, Leprechauns make the computer work? Well this must have something to do with the Blarney Stone which is close to Leprechauns so they must also exist!
Report thisBy Aaron, December 13, 2011 at 2:00 pm Link to this comment
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Actually, the term “god particle” is really avoided in scientific circles and most physicists would bristle at the term. The term is a product of the media.
Report thisBy darkcycle, December 13, 2011 at 1:59 pm Link to this comment
Leefeller, you cannot see electrons either…what DO you think makes that computer-thingy work? Leprechauns?
Report thisBy Leefeller, December 13, 2011 at 12:26 pm Link to this comment
Ah the ‘God Particle’ must exist for I have been told it does, so I must believe in it, even though I cannot understand or see it.
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