Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The ‘God Particle’ and God

Dennis Prager; Without God, major scientific discoveries have no meaning.  "Not only is science incapable of discovering why there is existence; scientists also confront the equally frustrating fact that the more they discover about the universe, the more they realize they do not know."
Political Cartoons by Gary Varvel
Does the 'God Particle' Prove that God Does or Does Not Exist  "So the term God particle was first used by a scientist, but was picked up and popularized by the media. It's catchy and enhances interest in the subject among the public. But like so much else that the media promotes, it is misleading and inappropriate."

2 comments:

Ron Krumpos said...

The term "God Particle" came from the book "The God Particle / If the Universe is the Answer, What is the Question?," by Leon Lederman & Dick Teresi (first published in 1993 and reissued in 2006), which is in the bibliography of my free ebook on comparative mysticism.

In his Preface Dr. Lederman, a Nobel laureate in physics, wrote:
Now as for the title, The God Particle, my coauthor, Dick Teresi, has agreed to accept the blame. I mentioned the phrase as a joke once in a speech, and he remembered it and used it as the working title of the book. "Don't worry," he said, "no publisher ever uses the working title on the final book." The title ended up offending two groups: 1) those who believe in God and 2) those who do not. We were warmly received by those in the middle.

the Tunnel Dweller said...

Thank you for your contribution, Mr. Krumpos. The e-book that Mr. Krumpos refers to is here: http://www.suprarational.org/gail2012.pdf