The Higgs Boson, Creation and “Truth”

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" The Higgs Boson, Creation and “Truth” "
Cornelius Willem du Toit

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082963
Doc. No	:	LA126592
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15743012-02103008‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Cornelius Willem du Toit
Title & Author	:	The Higgs Boson, Creation and “Truth” [Article]\ Cornelius Willem du Toit
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion and Theology
Date	:	2014
Volume/ Issue Number	:	21/3-4
Page No	:	380–400
Abstract	:	In this article the latest developments in particle physics form the basis for rethinking their implications for a religious doctrine of creation. The assumption is that scientific insights that are accepted on solid grounds will influence belief, but will not replace or terminate it. Some aspects of particle physics provide a background to explain the importance of the discovery of the Higgs boson. The question is: can science serve as the final explicator of the world? After looking at the role of metaphysics and truth in science, we briefly consider some unsuccessful attempts to assign God a demonstrable place in physical reality. Would that necessarily imply a creator God? The role of belief in creation in the origin and development of religions is traced in order to determine whether religions entailing such a belief are viable, with due regard to the impact of worldview and evolution on the doctrines of creation and God. In conclusion we look at the distinctive contribution of religion to human life with reference to the role of emotion and affect. In this article the latest developments in particle physics form the basis for rethinking their implications for a religious doctrine of creation. The assumption is that scientific insights that are accepted on solid grounds will influence belief, but will not replace or terminate it. Some aspects of particle physics provide a background to explain the importance of the discovery of the Higgs boson. The question is: can science serve as the final explicator of the world? After looking at the role of metaphysics and truth in science, we briefly consider some unsuccessful attempts to assign God a demonstrable place in physical reality. Would that necessarily imply a creator God? The role of belief in creation in the origin and development of religions is traced in order to determine whether religions entailing such a belief are viable, with due regard to the impact of worldview and evolution on the doctrines of creation and God. In conclusion we look at the distinctive contribution of religion to human life with reference to the role of emotion and affect.
Descriptor	:	God and creation
Descriptor	:	Higgs boson
Descriptor	:	humans and creation
Descriptor	:	particle science and religion
Descriptor	:	science and truth
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15743012-02103008‬