On Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 7:00:55 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:

On Sun, 6 May 2018 13:44:35 -0700 (PDT), Gary Harnagel
wrote:

There was no evidence for the Higgs particle before it was found. There
was only a theory that said it ought to exist.

Nonsense. There was a great deal of evidence, which is why so much was
invested in the search. Again, you demonstrate profound ignorance of
science.

No, sir! There was NO evidence until it was actually detected. You
are making a really bad show here, old boy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson

"The question of the existence of the Higgs field became the last unverified
part of the Standard Model of particle physics, and for several decades, was
considered 'the central problem in particle physics'"

You need to learn the difference between what you fantasize to be true and
what is actually true.