Higgs Boson out of context?

Is it disgusting to anyone else how people are taking the Higgs Boson out of context simply because it has the nickname "God Particle?" I was browsing Twitter and saw numerous Tweets of people taking it out of context to either support or refute the existence of God when clearly it provides evidence for neither.

"God Particle" is simply an analogy that states finding the Higgs Boson and understanding why things have mass would be such an instrumental finding to understand the workings of the universe that it can be compared to someone who has faith in God and for them the existence of God gives them meaning and understanding to life. It's an analogy that emphasizes the grandness of such a discovery and has nothing to do with faith or creation.

All that's changed is that the Higgs Boson exists, it exhibits a Higgs Field, it gives other particles their mass.

...fundies

The whole God Particle thing is unfortunate and why physicist have tried to disassociate themselves from the term, focusing on the Higgs descriptions. Some people are afraid that all this science will impinge on their faith, but a greater understanding of the universe doesn't mean that it's proof that God doesn't exist.

Don't do things like bringing reason to the interwebs and especially to the GameSpot Bonk Offtopic forums.

You cant let what people say on the Internet piss you off, this of course is much easier said then done considering that what some people say on the Internet can be considered some of the most uninformed, illogical and moronic statements ever said by our species. We must not let these people cloud the Internet with their stupidity, the Internet deserves better.

So what is this "god particle" anyway. Like Midi-chlorian's or what?

So what is this "god partical" anyway. LikeMidi-chlorian's or what?

Davulao

Don't know if it is true or not. I did read an article today that stated that it was actually meant to be called the Goddamn particle, but it didn't pass with that wording. horgen123

So what is this "god particle" anyway. Like Midi-chlorian's or what?

Davulao

Watch this

It's not the god particle, it was the goddam particle because it was so hard to find.

It's not the god particle, it was the goddam particle because it was so hard to find.

sonicare

That's a joke. F*cking "journalists" ran with it.

It was called The God Particle because it was central to our understanding of physics yet there was no proof of it.

It also made a good title for the book The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, What is the Question?