How was the Higgs Boson hypothesized without solid evidence to prove it’s existence?

Question: How was the Higgs Boson hypothesized without solid evidence to prove it's existence?
- Keywords:
  higgs,
  lhc
Asked by mijeffs to Gill on 9 Mar 2012.
- Gill Menzies answered on 9 Mar 2012:
  
  Higgs Boson is hypothetical 😉 Hypothetically speaking I don’t have to answer this questions then?

mijeffs commented on 15 Mar 2012:

If the fundamental teachings of physics are based on a hypothetical idea, how is that justified?

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Question: How was the Higgs Boson hypothesized without solid evidence to prove it's existence?