The phenomenon is called "Electroweak Unification", and it basically posits that the forces act indistinguishably under certain very rare (read: highly highly h

The phenomenon is called "Electroweak Unification", and it basically posits that the forces act indistinguishably under certain very rare (read: highly highly highly energetic) circumstances. They aren't the same force, but simply appear to be "unified" under that regime.