Isn’t “dark matter” just a way to account for an unexplained behavior? It bothers me that its existence is treated as a given, when it could be a case of mistaken assumptions. If calculations say the universe is acting as if it contained much more mass than we observe, we should also consider the possibility that our method of calculation may be flawed.
I’m not claiming dark matter doesn’t exist, only that I fear the human tendency to run with a hypothesis too eagerly and discard alternate options.
Similar to how everyone seems to speak as if Hawking radiation is a given fact, when it is thus far completely unproven and nothing more than a suggested idea.
I’m not claiming dark matter doesn’t exist, only that I fear the human tendency to run with a hypothesis too eagerly and discard alternate options.
Similar to how everyone seems to speak as if Hawking radiation is a given fact, when it is thus far completely unproven and nothing more than a suggested idea.