Look, it makes no difference in practical terms. The Standard Model ALREADY assumed that the Higgs Boson existed. Then they (allegedly) found it. So what? They aren't going to do most of anything any differently than before.
That is true, but it would still be a support of the theory. When enough proof is gathered we will be able to call it fact, and not simply a theory.
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Anonymous2012-08-07 7:45
The wonderful thing about the LHC is has raised concerns in the nonscientific community about how we fund scientific projects. It's irritating to have to continually make the point that such constructs in science are made to "just see what happens" and that a lot of money disappeared into the shuttles, Soyuz and things that are perhaps less pertinent that discovering a fundamental particle of the universe. So well done for boson confirmation, but the real sexy business is how it has defied the theory. Hopefully this might offer a solution to supersymmetry in its rightful grave.