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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
I don't have any great understanding of physics -- but I don't understand this yearning by quantum physicists for a particle for every effect or force in the universe. It's like they had the Particle Zoo culled and virtually tamed, and now it's growing and becoming non-understandable again.
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I'm a bit confused about your comments, Paul. The physicists aren't "inventing" particles for the lulz, they're trying to find ways to detect sub-atomic particles that are predicted under the modern, standard model of physics but which have not yet been proved to exist. What's not to admire about the quest to gain a deeper understanding of the universe in which we live?