OP ED: Does Higgs Boson Particle Discovery Mean We’re too Close to God?

crab nebula nasa Crab or “Eye of God” nebula: NASA photo archives

Does the discovery of the “God Particle” mean that mankind is coming too close to God? Are we humans again trying to do the same thing as our ancient ancestors did when they tried to build the Tower of Babel in order to “see God”?  Or, like in theories by people like Nikloa Tesla for harnessing the solar  magnetic energy generated by the sun, will mankind be able to benefit by knowing more about our cosmic origins?

The revelation of further controlled big bang-like explosions in the multinational CERN research center headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has resulted in the discovery of what is being called Higgs Boson or “God Particle” and it is creating a lot of excitement in international scientific circles.

The CERN Center, home of the Large Hadron Collider, an underground  immense micro particle accelerator, is claimed to have produced  new data on the new “sub atomic” particle by colliding protons.

The Collider is located deep underground at the border between France and Switzerland. All of this research is based on a theory espoused more than 40 years ago by Peter Higgs, a physics professor at the University of Edinburgh. Professor Higg’s theory concerning finding a Standard Model for all matter in the universe had been a topic of scientific thought for years and revolved around ideas that the so called “Big Bang” that may have created the Universe resulted in a universe that contains similar cosmic materials as well.

Enter the Middle East – that cradle of human civilization where mankind’s great monopolistic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam were born. The Bible, which describes how life on earth was created by a higher power, i.e. God, also begins with the phrase: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Although the story of the creation has not been accepted by everyone here on earth, it has been accepted by a large enough percentage of the inhabitants of this planet, even though the interpretation of this story has not always been universal.

But along with this, the first book of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, also describes what happened to mankind when they tried to “build us a city and a tower, with its top in heaven.” The story of the tower of Babel continues to this day to be one of the most classic examples of the result of mankind endeavoring to come too physically close to God.

In the modern age we live in, weapons of mass destruction are capable of destroying humankind. Along with this, the ravages of global warming and climate change, said by many to have been caused by our abuse of this plant, may soon become irreversible. With these realities in mind, it makes one wonder as to whether the quest by physicists such as Peter Higgs and Dr. Rolf Dieter-Huer, Director General of the CERN multinational research center, which built the Large Hadron Collider, is not unlike ancient mankind’s desire to “a build a tower with its top in heaven” in order to be one with God?

The Big Bang is only one of many theories of how the universe was created; and scientists realize that they still are only aware of only about 4 per cent of the entire universe. This  includes all known galaxies, nebulae and of course what are known as “black holes”.

Scientists who have been involved in the Higgs Boson particle research project will be studying their supposed find for years; and as one door of knowledge is opened, more still unopened doors will remain.

As to present goings on in the Middle East, new ‘towers of babel’ continue to be built  while the area environment continues to pay the price of man’s abuse of his natural world.

NASA photo archives

Read more about towers of babel and cosmic phenomena:

Could Intense Solar Flares Melt Down Nuclear Reactors
Were Tesla’s Solar Innovations Buried by Big Oil?
Burj Dubai is Finished; But at What Environmental Value
Burj Dubai and the Towel of Babel

Maurice Picow
Maurice Picowhttps://www.greenprophet.com/
Maurice Picow grew up in Oklahoma City, U.S.A., where he received a B.S. Degree in Business Administration. Following graduation, Maurice embarked on a career as a real estate broker before making the decision to move to Israel. After arriving in Israel, he came involved in the insurance agency business and later in the moving and international relocation fields. Maurice became interested in writing news and commentary articles in the late 1990’s, and now writes feature articles for the The Jerusalem Post as well as being a regular contributor to Green Prophet. He has also written a non-fiction study on Islam, a two volume adventure novel, and is completing a romance novel about a forbidden love affair. Writing topics of particular interest for Green Prophet are those dealing with global warming and climate change, as well as clean technology - particularly electric cars.
2 COMMENTS
  1. Those scientists are trying to discover a source of unlimited energy so they can expand into the Cosmos and exploit everything for the greater wealth and glory of power-mad human beings, exactly like a cancer cell speading out into its parent body, which is what the Cosmos is: a physical body. Einstein’s unified field theory is correct: the same physical laws that govern the Microcosm also govern the Macrocosm. Every atom is a tiny star, every star a gigantic atom, etc. We need to think about this before we advance any further. As it is now, our heavily polluted planet Earth may not live long enough to support much more technological “progress”.

  2. “The Big Bang is only one of many theories of how the universe was created” Gravity is also just a theory but I don’t see you jumping off cliffs now do I? The fairly tale stories in religious text are not valid theories or even theories for that matter as to the origins of the universe. If anything all religious text should have a sticker placed on the cover that says “of course this could all be B.S.as it has no scientific or historical evidence to back its claims”

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

TRENDING

Explore Balat in Istanbul for a perfect day of coffee, cats, and second-hand clothing shops

Balat is not a neighborhood you would visit in the standard tour to Istanbul. If you want a real taste of Istanbul and the people who live there, wander around a smaller craftsman, artisan, coffee shops and second hand clothing shops on cobblestone streets in the neighborhood of Balat.

Canaan’s sacred wine and folk worship in the fields

Around the press, the team uncovered dwellings and courtyards that hint at an early village economy. The winemaking enterprise was likely community-based, tied to the cycles of agriculture and celebration. Megiddo’s residents were already part of a regional network that shipped jars of oil, grain, and perhaps even wine to Egypt and the wider Mediterranean world.

Have a little faith? How Islam dealt with its first plague, the Plague of Amwas

The plague of Amwas first struck the Muslim Arab troops encamped there before spreading across Syria–Palestine and affecting Egypt and Iraq. The Plague of Amwas was the first major pandemic that hit the early Muslim communities.

King David tolerated cults in Jerusalem? Archeology reveals religious diversity

Cult worship was largely practiced and even sanctioned in the Holy Land while Jerusalem's Temple stood.

Giant disco ball is plummeting back to Earth

Dust off old Donna Summer albums and celebrate the...

6 Payment Processors With the Fastest Onboarding for SMBs

Get your SMB up and running fast with these 6 payment processors. Compare the quickest onboarding options to start accepting customer payments without delay.

Qatar’s climate hypocrisy rides the London Underground

Qatar remains a master of doublethink—burning gas by the megaton while selling “sustainability” to a world desperate for clean air. Wake up from your slumber people.

How Quality of Hire Shapes Modern Recruitment

A 2024 survey by Deloitte found that 76% of talent leaders now consider long-term retention and workforce contribution among their most important hiring success metrics—far surpassing time-to-fill or cost-per-hire. As the expectations for new hires deepen, companies must also confront the inherent challenges in redefining and accurately measuring hiring quality.

8 Team-Building Exercises to Start the Week Off 

Team building to change the world! The best renewable energy companies are ones that function.

Thank you, LinkedIn — and what your Jobs on the Rise report means for sustainable careers

While “green jobs” aren’t always labeled as such, many of the fastest-growing roles are directly enabling the energy transition, climate resilience, and lower-carbon systems: Number one on their list is Artificial Intelligence engineers. But what does that mean? Vibe coding Claude? 

Somali pirates steal oil tankers

The pirates often stage their heists out of Somalia, a lawless country, with a weak central government that is grappling with a violent Islamist insurgency. Using speedboats that swarm the targets, the machine-gun-toting pirates take control of merchant ships and then hold the vessels, crew and cargo for ransom.

Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López Turned Ocean Plastic Into Profitable Sunglasses

Few fashion accessories carry the environmental burden of sunglasses. Most frames are constructed from petroleum-based plastics and acrylic polymers that linger in landfills for centuries, shedding microplastics into soil and waterways long after they've been discarded. Leopoldo Alejandro Betancourt López, president of the Spanish eyewear brand Hawkers, saw this problem differently than most industry executives.

Why Dr. Tony Jacob Sees Texas Business Egos as Warning Signs

Everything's bigger in Texas. Except business egos.  Dr. Tony Jacob figured...

Related Articles

Popular Categories