Science

Over the years, since Mendeleev, it became established that the atom was made up of electrons, protons and neutrons. Subsequently, the protons and neutrons were determined to consist of up quarks and down quarks. The "standard model" of today includes six quarks, six leptons, and twelve force-mediating particles--and perhaps an as-yet-to-be-found graviton--as what might be called the a-toms, the basic, indivisible structural units of existence. But the search goes on…Read More

Western society has been struggling with the respective roles of science and religion for thousands of years. Even now this age-old conflict is central to Dan Brown's action thriller Angels and Demons. These two long-time rivals square off once again when scientists capture antimatter, and in doing so validate a scientific-based explanation of how Creation occurred. As with Galileo's discoveries, the "God particle" threatens the Church since the "discovery might…Read More