I think the name "Priest Particle" is vastly superior to the actual one. I'm surprised it wasn't the one used, especially given scientists' usual penchant for such jokes.
Incidentally, I got this from the FB wall of an old schoolfriend turned Church spokesman:
"Is the Higgs Bosun called the God particle because scientists really believe it exists and can see its work but can't prove it conclusively?"
prompting a "you are soooo very clever. How do you think these up? I'm well impressed" from an easily-pleased follower.
I replied thuswise:
"More like physicist Leon Lederman (who coined the name) was trolling."
I expect the replies to reach critical mass in very short order.
Incidentally, I got this from the FB wall of an old schoolfriend turned Church spokesman:
"Is the Higgs Bosun called the God particle because scientists really believe it exists and can see its work but can't prove it conclusively?"
prompting a "you are soooo very clever. How do you think these up? I'm well impressed" from an easily-pleased follower.
I replied thuswise:
"More like physicist Leon Lederman (who coined the name) was trolling."
I expect the replies to reach critical mass in very short order.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
