"Nobody can explain to you what the Higgs boson is, because if they try..."

"... they'll say things like: The Higgs boson is the particle that imparts mass to the other particles."

And if you're thinking clearly you'll say: Wait, what does that mean? You mean if the Higgs boson disappeared, then the other particles would exist but wouldn't have mass? So how could they be particles at all--I mean, how could they be particles in the sense that I think of "particles"?

What's your position on the Higgs boson?
	I understand what it is.
	I have some understanding, and I'm trying competently to further my understanding.
	I understand it in a general, spiritual way that I find adequate and even satisfying.
	I'm doing a pretty lame job of trying to understand it.
	I see the headlines, am glad somebody's figuring out that sort of thing. It's not my job.
	I'm annoyed by the headlines trying to get my interest, and I don't care.
	I avoid this topic, which seems to have to do with putting science where God belongs.
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