THE GOD AND THE PARTICLE

THE GOD AND THE PARTICLE- Smashing head on streams of  Hydrogen protons at speed of light one hundred seventy five meters deep inside earth in a twenty-seven kilometre long tunnel, Physicists have yet again moved the frontiers of science far much ahead, so much that mankind is now almost standing at the threshold of unravelling the ultimate of all the mysteries-the mystery of the origin of the universe. The large Hadron collider experiment by CERN at Geneva is believed to be the culmination of the relentless hard work of ten thousand scientists from across the globe for more than four decades. What Prof Peter Higgs theorised almost fourty eight years back now seems to have been realised through this ten Billion dollar collider experiment. The elusive sub atomic  Higgs boson particle or the “God Particle” that is supposed to confer mass to all matters  has been reported to be observed. The so called “standard model” to explain the universe stands vindicated. While scientists now can have a a deeper look into the the origin of the universe and decipher the aftermaths of the BIG-BANG in a more comprehensive perspective, the particle discovery  also seems to have thrown up another challenge, but on a different front –that of the very fundamental belief system into the origin of creation-The GOD, the creator .At one level, the ability of precise prediction, measurement and quantification of an otherwise cosmic event has empowered science to strike at the roots of a centuries old belief system that held a godly hand for our creation out of blue. For once, science seems to answer with conviction the questions that Abraham,Allah and Bramha settled with mere pronouncements seeking beliefs as a medium to reconcile with ,rather than proofs or reasonings. But at a closer look, this conflict is only the product of our effort to pitch the scientific imperatives against the religious ones with no worthwhile objective. True scientific perspectives do not seek to negate religion as an objective, as it has a different course to charter-that of unravelling the truth. Meanwhile God as an idea,a concept  will continue to remain central to man’s consciousness .He is,to be precise, a man’s psychological requirement, a need that provides him a comfort zone to retreat into, in order to recoup and re-energise his consciousness. Every man ,including the scientists have a psycho- emotional dimension carved into their being that functions at a different plane than their rational faculties .In many ways,  our Gods remain in this psycho-emotional domain providing the necessary coolant effect to the by-products of our emotions and moods, an essential pre-requisite to keep our sanity intact. This deep belief in that supreme force called God probably empowers our rational faculty to cut deeper into the mysteries of the universe using pure observation, experimentation and reasoning. Thus God and Science is not exclusive to each other, but perhaps complimentary to each other. The more we know about our universe, its origin through science, the more we get intrigued about God and our reverence for him. Interestingly, it is when we isolate God from the religion , that we are able to  identify this convergence of god and the science. Which implies science will always be in conflict with religion as we know it today, through its dogmas and rituals.The dogmas and the rituals that symbolises religions of modern times have limited range and agendas for application. In contrast, scientific  breakthroughs such as Higgs boson have implications for ever. They are, figuratively speaking, hand in hand with God in this beautiful experience called Creation. The exuberance ,the joy and excitements that we saw on the faces of some of the most brilliant minds during the historic announcement at CERN is the reaffirmation of this realisation that we have moved a step closer to our creation ,our God.  It is true that ‘Particle’ and  ‘God’ can indeed Co-exist.