We are living in important times. The scientific enterprise is paving the void of ignorance with the bricks of knowledge. Each day, it seems that we get closer and closer to truly understanding ourselves and the universe in which we live. This crescendo of astounding scoops seems to have climaxed in the past year at the revelation of divine secrets. An article I was reading recently informed me that “God is revealing His secrets as scientist [sic] stand on the verge of learning important new things about the universe”¹. Which divine constituent was this god showing to scientists? His particle.

To be fair, the article I was reading was not representative of the state of science journalism. I stumbled upon it when researching extreme inaccuracy in the reporting of this bit of particulate news. The publication, USA News First, proudly states, “Our news is what Americans need…