Like just about everyone else, I do not feel calling bosons 'the god particle' is a very wide idea. First of all, it comes off very pretentious and presumptuous of the media (notice I say the media, not the scientific community. I highly doubt any scientist of reasonable standing would dare be so bold.) Second, it is almost as if skeptics of the existence of God are thumbing their nose at the religious community. That is just plain wrong on a moral level, if nothing else.

That said, I am excited, if not a little trepidacious about this discovery. While knowing more about bosons could definitely lead to a deeper understanding of the universe and how we came to be, I shudder to think of the potential military application. They theorize that these particles were what caused the Big Bang. If this is indeed the case, and further study allows them to recreate a 'Big Bang' on a smaller scale and then find a way to harness that force, the sheer destructive power of the ensuing weapon would be terrifying to say the least.

I know what is most desired by man: power and control. It is basic human nature to thirst for as much of each as one can get. Such a catastrophic weapon would be highly coveted by those wishing to gain more power and control. Putting that kind of potential into the hands of greedy men is easily the scariest idea I could ever think of.

Ladies and gentlemen, if the theories surrounding these boson particles are true, then we stand at a precipice of an new chapter, both exciting and terrifying, in the history of humanity. Truly the dawning of a new age.