What exactly is the god particle ?

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The term "god particle" refers to the Higgs boson, a fundamental particle in the Standard Model of particle physics. It is not associated with religion or the existence of God, despite some misconceptions. The Higgs boson was discovered at CERN's Large Hadron Collider in 2012, confirming the mechanism that gives mass to other particles. This discussion clarifies that the Higgs boson is purely a scientific concept, devoid of any religious implications.

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what exactly is the "god particle"?

so I've heard about this god particle and am wondering what it is :confused:, I am not really religious, and hope this doesn't turn into some religious argument, but i just want to know what this thing is o:)
 
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Nothing to do with religion. It's just a colorful nickname for the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson" .
 
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i heard that christians were trying to find it to prove gods existence by next year or so? if anything, what is the higgs boson?
 


andiamaj1431 said:
i heard that christians were trying to find it to prove gods existence by next year or so?
Sounds like a silly rumor. Again, the 'god particle' has nothing whatsoever to do with religion and finding it has nothing to do with 'proving god's existence'.
if anything, what is the higgs boson?
Click the link in my last post.
 


ohhhh ok, now it makes more sense, thank you for clearing that up, just something i looked up, got results that didnt make sense to me
 

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