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I mean, the point of the scientific process is to come up with hypotheses. MOND might not be as "strong" of a hypothesis as Dark Matter is, but MOND does make
by dentemple 4y ago
I mean, the point of the scientific process is to come up with hypotheses. MOND might not be as "strong" of a hypothesis as Dark Matter is, but MOND does make predictions that can potentially be tested or mathematically explored.
It seems a little flippant to denounce it as a ridiculous "meme" idea. It's healthy to have different scientists pursue different theories. And valuable insight can be gleaned even when taking the time to _disprove_ a distant possibility.
- bulatb 4y agoI'm saying there's a scientific model called MOND and also, separately, a literal Dawkinsian meme[0] which features the acceptance of that model based in part on motivated reasoning, not science. I'm not dismissing the hypothesis. It might be right, it might be wrong. It's worth exploring either way. I totally agree that even proving something wrong improves our understanding. I'm criticizing MOND-the-meme, I guess, but also admiring. I don't like it, but it's very good in its niche. Like a shark. Stay over there please... but wow. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme