[who_would_fardels_bear]

A while ago some Christians complained about the commercialization of Christmas. Christmas was being used, not to honor Christ, but to sell stuff.

Then all the stores started using the word 'Holiday' instead of Christmas and those Christians complained: What happened to 'Christmas'?

Now scientists are talking about the 'God Particle' and some Christians are upset because it seems to be a dig or a blasphemy against God. At some point in the future the general public won't be using the word 'God' at all to describe anything. Those Christians will long for the day when people use to talk about the 'God Particle'.

Lately I've noticed I don't hear people yelling out 'Jesus Christ' as often as they did when they stub their toes or are upset for some other reason. Some Christians will think this is great: Yay! Less blasphemy. But in the long run we'll be hearing fewer 'Jesus Christs' not because people are becoming more respectful of God, but because they have abandoned Him entirely.

[Ghost of SVR4]

Excellent post.

[lbryce]

It's sheer hubris of Man to believe the infinite complexity of which comprises all matter in our known Universe will ever be grasped to such fundamental degree.

To call it the "God Particle" is blasphemous enough.

[Rock N Jones]

“some Christians are upset because it seems to be a dig or a blasphemy against God”

Then why call it god particle? Do you think it is?

[Rock N Jones]

Well you raised a question about Christians being offended but what they thought was a dig? But then you said that no one actually believes it is related to God anyway.

“At some point in the future the general public won’t be using the word ‘God’ at all to describe anything.”

Gee whiz? Thanks! I am contemplating “Who would Fardels bear” since Hamlet was contemplating suicide. Considering also that looking backward at the history in the past 100 years and forward to an indefinite period that scientist are doing a fair job making it universally possible.