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God is Higgs ? 7/4/2012

By TMAC54   Follow   Fri, 22 Jun 2012, 10:17pm   2,137 views   16 comments
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http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/cern-higgs-boson-announce-data-july-four.php

The more we learn, the more we dunt understand.
Is dark matter the same as dark energy ?
Will we discover another Cosmos beyond the 13,700,000,000 years kepler provides ?

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1. CaptainShuddup Follow Befriend (1) 246 threads 4,656 comments

   1   9:23am Sat 23 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Every time a particle collides Jesus dies a little.

2. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 13 threads 2,193 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   2   12:32pm Sat 23 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   CaptainShuddup says Every time a particle collides Jesus dies a little. I think it was the particles of the spear that collided with him that finally did him in...

3. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 203 threads 4,403 comments Davis, CA

   3   8:09am Sun 24 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   TMAC54 says The more we learn, the more we dunt understand. The more we learn, the more we know. We may also learn there are new mysteries beyond that one, but new questions ADD to our body of knowledge as well.

4. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 760 threads 7,667 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   4   8:52am Sun 24 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   The discovery of a long sought-after particle known as the Higgs boson — which has been nicknamed “the God Particle” because physicists theorize it is the missing piece to understanding how all matter in the universe has mass — could be announced Wednesday, July 4. This was a triumph. I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS! It's hard to overstate my satisfaction. Wow, the discovery of the Higgs Boson and Alan Turing's 100th birthday so close together. Great week.

5. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

   5   9:23am Sun 24 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Vicente says The more we learn, the more we know. We may also learn there are new mysteries beyond that one, but new questions ADD to our body of knowledge as well. I do love & appreciate your perspective, Vicente. Your glass might be half full, but is it half full of questions ? Once again, we are being taught that we are at the center of it all. For millenia, mankind absorbed EXPERT testimony that the earth was at the center of the universe. Radio telescopes now relay signals from the "cosmic microwave background" at 13.7 billion miles in all directions (back in the center ?). So is that all there is, or is that all that our present state of the art equipment will measure ? How long till we discover COSMOS # 2, III, IV. ? More mayhem ? Everything in the universe is reportedly expanding (except earth-www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth20110816.html) and moving away from everything else but some galaxies are crashing into each other While "The great Attractor" is causing a river of galaxies all traveling in one direction. ADD the confusion between the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics and I am left with less than I started. What are we to do, when we finally make contact with intelligent life and they are muslim ?

6. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

   6   9:33pm Tue 3 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-evidence-god-particle-found-153117808.html;_ylc=X3oDMTNudnJzY3R1BF9TAzIwMjM5OTU2NDcEYWN0A21haWxfY2IEY3QDYQRpbnRsA3VzBGxhbmcDZW4tVVMEcGtnA2MwNzg4NzBiLTlkZDYtMzJhMy1iYzc1LWNlZWMzMDcwZWFlMgRzZWMDbWl0X3NoYXJlBHNsawNtYWlsBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3

7. HEY YOU Follow Befriend (4) 328 threads 913 comments

   7   12:18am Wed 4 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   If one doesn't think GOD has a sense of humor, just look in a mirror.

8. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

   8   7:59am Wed 4 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Wouldn't it be comforting to really KNOW (if God exists), rather than put on the pretentious confidence ? Arrogance that murders under the name of religion. How many believe this to be an intelligent human trait ? Why do we convince ourselves we are clear on ANYTHING ?

9. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

   9   8:09am Wed 4 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/07/04/physicists-find-evidence-new-subatomic-particle-that-resembles-higgs-boson/ OK ! So let's see what is inside the GOD particle !

10. HEY YOU Follow Befriend (4) 328 threads 913 comments

    10   8:19am Wed 4 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   I believe everything I read on the net.

11. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

    11   10:39pm Wed 4 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   http://www.slashgear.com/cern-higgs-boson-conference-video-goes-live-04237140/ It's about time. They have been looking for the little bastard for 50 years !

12. StoutFiles Follow Befriend (1) 24 threads 557 comments

    12   5:07am Thu 5 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Finding the Higgs isn't a big deal, physicsts were 99% sure it existed anyway. The only way this will be a big deal is if we can manipulate it.

13. TMAC54 Follow Befriend (9) 70 threads 930 comments San Leandro, CA

    13   7:24am Thu 5 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   StoutFiles says The only way this will be a big deal is if we can manipulate it. Manipulate it ? I plan to see what's inside of the God particle, But I don't have another 50 years to wait !

14. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

    14   10:55pm Sat 7 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Every time someone refers to the HB as the "God Particle", Peter Higgs kills a kitten. The Higgs is why things have mass. That's really important, but reading more into it than that is pseudo science at best.

15. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

    15   11:00pm Sat 7 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   StoutFiles says Finding the Higgs isn't a big deal, physicsts were 99% sure it existed anyway. The only way this will be a big deal is if we can manipulate it. Yeah, that way the human race can hurtle toward self-destruction even faster...

16. Auntiegrav Follow Befriend (5) 7 threads 228 comments Belgium, WI Premium

    16   2:37pm Fri 13 Jul 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   TMAC54 says ADD the confusion between the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics and I am left with less than I started. I recommend "The Quantum Story" by Jim Baggott. I've read a lot of physics books in my futile quest for understanding, and this is the best one I've found to understand the roots and logic of quantum theory and what the search for the Higgs means to the model. Just remember, it's a model. That's the part that 99.99999% of the world forgets. Just because you draw a picture of a horse, it doesn't mean that horses are made of paper and crayons. There are other models with less support and research, but they do exist.