RE: Now and before.
March 14, 2017 at 1:39 pm
(This post was last modified: March 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm by masterofpuppets.)
The existence of dark matter and the existence of God are both hypotheses. The difference is that scientific hypotheses aren't just random ideas some scientist pulled out of his ass to account for yet-to-be-explained phenomena. Dark matter is THE MOST reasonable guess that scientists can make to explain the nature of the Universe's structure.
Occam's razor dictates that "among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected". This is demonstrable and not merely an unsubstantiated presupposition. When you return home from work and see that your living room window is shattered and your television is missing, do you assume demonic possession or a burglary? Hypotheses with the fewest assumptions are derived from preexisting phenomena and data to a greater extent, and hence are always more likely to be true.
There is no point in cherry-picking in an attempt to discredit dark matter as a hypothesis, because by doing that you are no step closer to an alternative explanation.
Occam's razor dictates that "among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected". This is demonstrable and not merely an unsubstantiated presupposition. When you return home from work and see that your living room window is shattered and your television is missing, do you assume demonic possession or a burglary? Hypotheses with the fewest assumptions are derived from preexisting phenomena and data to a greater extent, and hence are always more likely to be true.
There is no point in cherry-picking in an attempt to discredit dark matter as a hypothesis, because by doing that you are no step closer to an alternative explanation.
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