Really couldn't say, but that's somebody who really needs a razor! - Blade Boy
Dark matter and dark energy are unobservable, unmeasureable things, that have never been seen. Yet many reknown astrophysisits swear it exists, and that they actually make up more than 80% of the universe.
I call "bunkum!" on both Bigfoot and dark matter, and the quacks who believe in them.
Dark matter and dark energy are unobservable, unmeasureable things, that have never been seen. Yet many reknown astrophysisits swear it exists, and that they actually make up more than 80% of the universe.
I call "bunkum!" on both Bigfoot and dark matter, and the quacks who believe in them.
The difference between quacks and reputable scientific theorists is that the latter, when faced with evidence or better supported explanations, will toss aside their theories, although certainly not without a fight.
Quacks, on the other hand, will always insist that they're right, no matter how little evidence they present or how much their assertions are discredited.
Dark matter and dark energy are unobservable, unmeasureable things, that have never been seen. Yet many reknown astrophysisits swear it exists, and that they actually make up more than 80% of the universe.
I call "bunkum!" on both Bigfoot and dark matter, and the quacks who believe in them.
A good scientist should welcome new explanations, even if it destroys their own research and theories. That's how science works.
Black holes are the co-imagined (i.e.-simply a concept) thing that they have agreed to call whatever it is that is at the center of the swirling opacities. Yes, they have mathematically modelled the swirl, yet still really don't know what is causing it.Do you believe that black holes exist? No one has ever 'seen' one and they can never be reliably measured or directly observed. Yet, mathematical models can very precisely predict their structure and their effects on surrounding matter, and there are many photos that show matter cycling around some central opaque entity.
Are people who believe in black holes also quacks?
And while the debate about dark matter and dark energy is certainly controversial, the theory that these dark entites exists is at least based on analysis using the verified laws of physics as their foundational basis. The underlying assumptions may ultimately be proven incorrect (i.e., there may be a lot more matter in the universe than scientists currently predict), but at least they're using observable data (i.e., estimates of how much matter there really is based on the number of galaxies and stars we can see at the moment).
Compare this to the lack of any kind of even remotely plausible scientific evidence to support any so-called paranormal activity (and the huge number of frauds and hucksters operating in this field) and I think one has to differentiate between scientific theorists and true quacks.
The difference between quacks and reputable scientific theorists is that the latter, when faced with evidence or better supported explanations, will toss aside their theories, although certainly not without a fight.
Quacks, on the other hand, will always insist that they're right, no matter how little evidence they present or how much their assertions are discredited.
As an example, Sagan relates the story (derived from the book Overcoming the Myth of Self-Worth: Reason and Fallacy in What You Say to Yourself - 1994- by Richard L. Franklin) of the invisible fire-breathing dragon living in his garage. He asks, "what's the difference between an invisible, incorporeal, floating dragon who spits heatless fire and no dragon at all? If there's no way to disprove my contention, no conceivable experiment that would count against it, what does it mean to say that my dragon exists? Your inability to invalidate my hypothesis is not at all the same thing as proving it true."
A good scientist should welcome new explanations, even if it destroys their own research and theories. That's how science works.
...you're just yanking my string with that theory.
Hey Scott.... you may find this interesting. I was in a diner in Eastern PA today and there where a bunch of Old Coots in there.
I thought I would have some fun and asked them if they believed in BigFoot.
A couple of them laughed and pointed to a particularly Old Codger who said he was stationed in Washington just after WW2 and he saw one and no matter what those other @sses that were with him said... THEY DO EXIST, so there you go.....I chuckled all the way home.