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Will the theory of a "God Particle" be confirmed by scientific testing by the suspend date of this question?
Current forecast: 20% chance 
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21%
Combining all predictions, the current forecast is that this is 20% likely to happen (down 21% in last 1 day)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7607531.stm
Will the "God Particle" theory of British physicist Peter Higgs be confirmed by the end of May 2009 (the suspend date of this question)?
This question will be settled as a yes if the existance of the Higgs Boson is confirmed by the suspend date
Will the "God Particle" theory of British physicist Peter Higgs be confirmed by the end of May 2009 (the suspend date of this question)?
This question will be settled as a yes if the existance of the Higgs Boson is confirmed by the suspend date
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Question suspends in 25 weeks
Suspend date: Mon 1st Jun 2009 12:59am PDT (25 weeks to go)
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 75%
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Created Tue 8th Apr 10:29am PDT by duckie
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Clarified Tue 8th Apr 12:11pm PDT by 
tisha![[Admin]](http://www.hubdub.com/images/icon_admin.gif "This user is an admin")
: Although this market talks about the Higgs boson discovery on which there is an existing question, the other question asks 'who' will discover the particle, the timeframe is different and the outcomes are different. I think there is enough difference to have both questions running.
tisha: Although this market talks about the Higgs boson discovery on which there is an existing question, the other question asks 'who' will discover the particle, the timeframe is different and the outcomes are different. I think there is enough difference to have both questions running.
Edited Tue 8th Apr 12:11pm PDT by tisha
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Edited Tue 8th Apr 1:01pm PDT by tisha
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Suspend date: Mon 1st Jun 2009 12:59am PDT (25 weeks to go)
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