Every particle that could conceivably interact with the matter/energy that makes up humans, and the immediate reality we inhabit, has been defined by the Standard Model of Physics. This does not mean that other particles do not exist, but that such particles would not interact with us at all, or so weakly so as to have no measurable effect.
I would have said, off the top of my head, that the Standard Model of Physics was defined by us, not the other way around. What exactly is it, and how does it define things, other than in the sense of being a useful mental model we use to describe the universe?
Every particle that could conceivably interact with the matter/energy that makes up humans, and the immediate reality we inhabit, has been
described by the Standard Model of Physics. As the name implies, it is a model of reality created by us humans, and it includes:
1. All the particles known to man at the present time
2. A description of how these particles interact
Is that better?
I don't understand what "other particles" is meant to refer to here. Other than what?
Particles other than those known to man at the present time. Particles that have not yet been discovered by humans. For example, like the particles that might be associated with dark matter, as scientists speculate.
And what ARE these other particles to which you refer, if they aren't the ones we usually encounter?
There could be a whole collection of undiscovered particles out there. But we know that any such undiscovered particles could not interact with the stuff humans and our reality is made of.
And what has any of that to do with theology?
Religious beliefs are ultimately models of the universe. Just not good models. The idea that our universe was created by a supernatural god in 6 days about 6,000 years ago, as described in Genesis, is an example of such a model. While the existence of Biblegod cannot be falsified, certain claims made in Genesis can be tested against observations, and found wanting.
A universe in which God were made of particles, spooky or otherwise, would rather contradict the notion of an immaterial realm/power/force which seems to integral to most religious perspectives.
So what is this god made of?
The point Bilby and I were trying to make is that our current state of the knowledge (Standard Model of Physics) explicitly rules out any interventions by gods (supernatural forces). All interactions that are compatible with our reality have already been described, and no gods (supernatural interactions) have been found. Therefore, there is no way for a supernatural god to intervene in the affairs of humans.
Obviously, Christians do believe that God is at least occasionally made of particles - else, why the Eucharist - but not to be synonymous with them. At least, not in any version of the mythos that I have ever heard.
Exactly. God is material when it suits the Christians, supernatural when it doesn't.
So if any gods exist, they would not have the ability to interact with us.
If God is essentially immaterial, but immanent in the material, he or she or it is interacting with us whenever we interact with anything. Isn't that what immanence means?
You tell me. I am not proposing that God is a good model for our reality, but you appear to disagree, so feel free to explain how these interactions occur. You can't just wave your hands and say stuff; you have to back it up with facts and evidence. Facts and evidence that can be independently verified.