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> The results of _all_ of these experiments do not fit with the naive theory. And they each can be fit perfectly by adding in dark matter. But that's not import
by mehrdadn 7y ago
> The results of _all_ of these experiments do not fit with the naive theory. And they each can be fit perfectly by adding in dark matter. But that's not important; the crucial point is that all of them can be _simultaneously_ fit perfectly by adding in the _same_ amount of dark matter. That's practically the definition of what a good scientific theory should do. Put in a single parameter and explain a hundred observed results.
Slightly off-topic, but can I ask if dark energy has anything like this going for it?