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I'm very open to dark matter alternatives. It sucks, everyone hates it. But there are a vocal segment of people who are unable to accept that it might possibly
by andrewflnr 2y ago
I'm very open to dark matter alternatives. It sucks, everyone hates it. But there are a vocal segment of people who are unable to accept that it might possibly be true anyway, who believe it's some kind of mass delusion by physicists rather than, as it actually is, the current simplest explanation of a whole lot of observations that look just like matter which is dark. Have you really not seen these people on every thread where dark matter comes up?
- btilly 2y agoWell I'm glad that you acknowledge that it sucks. I see the people who can't accept that it is plausible as being the mirror image of people who object to calling it a fudge factor that makes our numbers work out. It really isn't currently an explanation. It is a statement about what the explanation will look like. But the actual explanation at this point requires new physics.
- andrewflnr 2y ago> I see the people who can't accept that it is plausible as being the mirror image of people who object to calling it a fudge factor that makes our numbers work out. Then do you at least see, now, why that other guy got downvoted?
- btilly 2y agoI see why some people would downvote him. However my expectations of HN are that, total, he shouldn't be downvoted for that comment. And indeed, he currently isn't. I'm glad his downvoting was temporary.