why single out the physicists’ discussions, particularly?

Because god isn’t very sciency.

Is there something strange or out-of-place– some irony there that I’m not seeing? Is there something about physicists that disqualifies them from such discussions? Or is it that, as with me, you’re simply fascinated by discussions of God and time travel? In that case, why single out the physicists’ discussions, particularly?

Since the universe does plenty of its own smashing of subatomic particles, I don’t see why “it” should mind that we do it on a teeny tiny scale (assuming “it” has a mind or a will or something).

If there is (will be) some super-duper civilization that can travel back through time, one would think that their traveling directly to the site at the time of the experiments would be too late, or at least it would be a questionable tactic. Why not travel to, say, a time before the collider thingy was built, or if it’s that all-important, why not time-travel waaay back and see to it that human industrial civilization never happened in the first place? Why not assassinate a few key players, like Einstein and his contemporaries? Surely their little tamperings with the experiments would be detectable at some point, in which case “they” may as well just come right out and declare themselves and their mission.

I mean, if God really, really didn’t want this or that happening, why beat around the bush about it if it’s all that con-founded important? Why the sneaky, subtle little cues? Maybe God is a woman, like my wife– can’t come right out and say much, but must instead speak in riddles and innuendo.

No, when you hear stuff like this it’s just plain old garden variety paranoia. Paranoia, self hatred and/or envy; “If Man had been meant to fly he’d have been born with wings”. No, little Grasshopper. If man had been meant to fly he’d have been born with the intelligence and the resources to invent and build things like airplanes…and particle colliders.

You all know where the web (& browser) were invented, right?

Who is this Higgs Bozo, anyway?

Anywho, I’m more inclined to blame human error for the repeated problems with the LHC. I used to tighten gas lines for a job and every once in a while, you get a little leak. Times a few dozen miles of helium cooling lines, and you’re going to have to cool, test, find leaks, warm-up, fix leaks, and cool again *a lot* of times before it’s all sealed up tight enough to use.

People thought I was crazy for saying I’d do it for 1000:1