The God Particle

September 2007
It's one of the great unanswered questions of science. What gives matter its mass? By generating conditions present moments after the big bang, scientists hope to locate the elusive 'God Particle'. "This is going to take us to the next layer of understanding", enthuses Prof Geoff Taylor. The Hadron Collider at CERN, due to be switched on next year, will shoot beams of energy around a 27 km loop, smashing them into each other at the speed of light. It's all in the hope of detecting the Higgs Boson, or 'God' particle, thought to give matter its mass. CERN scientists will also create mini black holes and search for dark matter. As Taylor states: "We are on the verge of discovering how our universe evolved from the first few fractions of a second."

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[XWeAreAnonymousX]

Exactly... I think thats why they call it a miracle... Lol

[XWeAreAnonymousX]

I mean no disrespect towards atheists or any religion, but I have yet to see the day were I've had or seen a conversation without an atheist bashing my religion or calling me weak or a fool, but dont account every religious person as a nagging person forcing the word of God down your throat, the few dont make up for the whole my friend, but our 1st amendment is there for a reason, if you don't like it go preach atheism, It's your right.

[noblefreecloud]

It's taking thousands of the worlds greatest scientific minds and a billion dollars of high tech machinery to figure out something that happened by accident... Mere chance trumps our most brilliant minds. We can't figure out an accident. Go figure.

[Dave Biddle]

It also says that any man or angel who delivers any other gospel is to be accursed (Galatians 1:8-9) These are just a few verses. I have some Muslim friends who say that the Bible is the word of God but our Bible contradicts the teachings of the Quran. I know other Muslims that claim the Bible is corrupted but the manuscriptural evidence shows overwhelming support of the Bible's accuracy. What do you think? By the way, thank you for your polite reply - I love these kinds of exchanges!

[Dave Biddle]

Okay, that's great but I'm a little confused now. Do you believe that the Bible is the word of God? Because Jesus says in John 14:6 that He is the way, the truth, and the life and that no one goes to the Father except through Him. The bible says that there is only one mediator between man and God, Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5), there is only one name given among men by which we may be saved - Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12).

[1tabligh]

Say ye: "We believe in Allah, and the revelation given to us, and to Abraham, Isma'il, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) prophets from their Lord: We make no difference between one and another of them: And we bow to Allah (in Islam)."

(Quran Chapter 2, Verse 136)

[1tabligh]

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

When the angels said: O Mary, surely God gives you good news with a Word from Him (of one) whose name is the '. christ, JESUS son of Mary, worthy of regard in this world and the hereafter and of those who are made near (to God).

The Quran [3:45]

Behold! the angels said: "O mary! Allah hath chosen thee and purified thee- chosen thee above the women of all nations.

The Quran [3:42]

[capefear56]

Maybe we wouldn't be so open about our hatred for religion if you guys would stop trying to convert us in real life. I'm constantly asked to attend church, sent letters in the mail from Mormon churches, and solicited by Jehova Witnesses. On top of that, whenever the term "atheist" is mentioned, it is usually followed by "fools on the path to hell" or something along those lines. I see billboards with "convert to God!", books, churches on every street, and so on.