ScottySkis
Well-known member
No offense here, just irritation. The reason I hate the HB being referred to as a god particle is this - by definition, a 'god' or, deity, is deemed as something that is above and beyond all comprehension. Omnipotent. Out of our reach, if you will.
Science, by definition, is an ongoing quest to learn about things, and to keep learning and pushing, refusing to accept that something is 'out of your reach', knowledge-wise.
So by referring to a scientific breakthrough in a deity term is, IMHO, a bit of an oxymoron, and insulting to scientists.
I do, however, understand why the media latched onto it, because the average person can't comprehend something from nothing, without slapping that 'deity' title on it. Cater to the masses....
+420 he is a Archie Bunker!