Discovery of Higgs Boson & impacts on beliefs

News of the recently discovered 'Higgs Boson is now aplenty. 'What is it ''? ''How does the discovery impact on the established beliefs on the universe as well as its origin, nature (or composition) and evolution ? How do people who uphold established beliefs react or respond to the discovery of Higg Boson or other such leaps of knowledge in science ? How do they adjust their established beliefs in the face of 'new' facts, when outright denial and moralistic rebuttal are no longer acceptable. As non-experts in sciences or theologies, most of the people on earth can only hope that media would give space to a widest possible range of arguments or opinions so that they can think more deeply about it.