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YawnTractor_1756 t1_jc8jx9e wrote

Reply to comment by dern_the_hermit in In defence of dark energy | Nobel Laureate and dark matter pioneer James Peebles answers critics of dark energy. by IAI_Admin

That doesn't mean any scientific model is correct. I can make a model with gravitons to explain gravity, it doesn't mean they exist. Same with dark matter.

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dern_the_hermit t1_jc8l4mp wrote

All models are only as good as their ability to explain observations and make predictions.

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YawnTractor_1756 t1_jc8lcof wrote

That's false. I can imagine that electrons are little conscious demons with mass of electron and charge of electron. It will explain things right, but it will contain unnecessary and unproven assumptions.

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