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Seriously, what does it even mean!? What are they trying to convey by including "God" every time they mention it? That the theory was very important and hard to
by i_cannot_hack 14y ago
Seriously, what does it even mean!? What are they trying to convey by including "God" every time they mention it? That the theory was very important and hard to prove? In that case, might we be hearing about the "God string theory" or "God P=NP" next?
They might as well just call it the "Ketchup particle", and it would make just as much sense.
- tjoff 14y agoLederman said he gave it the nickname "The God Particle" because the particle is "so central to the state of physics today, so crucial to our understanding of the structure of matter, yet so elusive," but jokingly added that a second reason was because "the publisher wouldn't let us call it the Goddamn Particle, though that might be a more appropriate title, given its villainous nature and the expense it is causing." From (with more): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson#.22The_God_particle.22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson#.22The_God_particle... While mass is quite fundamental even to the general public I agree, "the god particle" is just silly.