What, where, when, how, why, and Who is the proposed "particle", and/or Wally over and against the entire multi-dimensional cosmic display, with all of its space-time paradoxes?
And the presumed separate observer who observes this "particle", Wally, or anything else too.

Hi Stephen, I struggled to make some sense of your article; I have read it several times and concluded that there is something fundamentally disturbing about it. It is, in emotional terms, quite frankly all over the place.

My first concern was the trivialization of a major scientific achievement in particle physics, decades of research and hard work by some 2,000 scientists, the culmination of a lifetime of dedication to the math required to even begin this project and the shear determination to accept nothing but the proof through empirical evidence.

My second concerns emanate from your nervous and not very successful attempt at humor, the drawing of parallels between this science, politics, policies and national personalities. The list of seemingly inconsequential events and political statements that is clearly not inconsequential to you at all.

Then there is the creation of some sort of stereotype you have created in “Wally” as a label you can use to vilify others whilst hiding within your imaginary persona as a fish.

Finally you attempt to hide the real source of your angst by poking at three different political leaders? Bob Brown has actually retired now Stephen, its Christine Milne.

So what do I make of this?

I am absolutely convinced that this scientific event has terrified you, it has blown your bobby socks off, it is a huge threat to your ideological equilibrium and you are in a state of abject confusion.

Why might that be? It is so because these scientists have just demonstrated what real scientific endeavor is all about. I suspect you have never viewed science from the perspective of the discipline of “is it true?” backed up with the harsher discipline of “does it work?” without which there is only rhetoric.

You react as if real science has just burst into your life and you don’t know how to deal with it. So you denigrate it. Mentally you are comparing the pseudo-science with which you are familiar, with the real, robust and provable science that has just jumped up and bitten you on the bum.

Sadly, you’re not alone.

spindoc,

Whaaat?

Forgive if I've overlooked some sort of satire in your post to Steven, but when you say to him:

"....My first concern was the trivialization of a major scientific achievement in particle physics, decades of research and hard work done with some 2,000 scientists, the culmination of a lifetime dedicated to the math required to even begin this project and the shear determination to accept nothing but the proof through empirical evidence."

What are we to make at your own recent attempt at trivialisation on the Higgs Bosun subject in the general section?

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=5249#142191

A thread starter to boot!

"Sadly, you're not alone."

Ain't that the truth...

And then there's this later in your thread:

http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=5249&page=0#142289

But I must have misread your post to Steven...surely your dressing down was in jest?

Poirot, as a keen fisherman I just love a bit of Burley. You can also use tinned peas you know?

What is it we said about cult responses? Oh yes, I remember now.
“23. Members exhibit a dramatic loss of spontaneity and sense of humor”.

And yes, of course you are forgiven; you will at some stage learn the difference between humor, satire and intent. In the meantime we can put this down to a Higgs boson moment, you just lost a bit of symmetry that’s all

Ooooooh, it's supposed to be funny.

Ok then.