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> Just a better alternative that fits all the evidence. This is the problem. There is a real possibility that what is "really" going on only fits some of the
by throwawaymaths 4y ago
> Just a better alternative that fits all the evidence.
This is the problem. There is a real possibility that what is "really" going on only fits some of the evidence and there are other phenomena at play. The explanatory power of "unseeable distribution of arbitrary matter" is dangerously high.
- teamonkey 4y agoThere's no danger it will be left at a vague "unseeable distribution of arbitrary matter", if that's what you mean. Every astrophysicist studying in the field of dark matter wants to know exactly what it is, even if it's an artefact caused by multiple different unknowns.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoThis is a highly idealistic and naive caricature of scientists (I used to be one)