>Isaac Newton makes theories of motion and gravity
>Isaac Netwon's theories work for predicting cannonball trajectories
>Hundreds of years later, mankind produces better telescopes
>Mankind looks at Mercury
>Mercury defies Isaac Newton's theories
>"Huh ... maybe there is a bunch of magical unobservable 'dark matter' around the sun, which fucks with Mercury?" (this is real, look it up, they even named it "Dark Matter")
>Albert Einstein is born
>Albert Einstein is bored out of his mind in the patent office, and daydreams about physics
>Albert Einstein thinks to himself: "Dark matter is stupid. You can't just imagine a bunch of magical unobservable matter to fix the failures of your theories."
>Albert Einstein: "Isaac Newton's theories themselves must be replaced with new theories!"
>Albert Einstein makes new theories to explain Mercury
>A hundred years later, mankind uses Albert Einstein's theories to launch satelite telescopes
>Mankind looks at galaxies
>Galaxies defy Albert Einstein's theories
>"Huh ... maybe there is a bunch of magical unobservable 'dark matter' around the galaxies, which fucks with stars in the galaxies?"
>Universities: "We saw what happened the last time a random 'independant scientist' was allowed to propose their own new pet theories."
>Universities: "Let's rig the peer-review system to ensure there will never be another 'Einstein' to challenge the status quo."
>Dark matter becomes unquestionable "settled science"
Dark matter is not science.
Dark matter is indefensible.
>Isaac Netwon's theories work for predicting cannonball trajectories
>Hundreds of years later, mankind produces better telescopes
>Mankind looks at Mercury
>Mercury defies Isaac Newton's theories
>"Huh ... maybe there is a bunch of magical unobservable 'dark matter' around the sun, which fucks with Mercury?" (this is real, look it up, they even named it "Dark Matter")
>Albert Einstein is born
>Albert Einstein is bored out of his mind in the patent office, and daydreams about physics
>Albert Einstein thinks to himself: "Dark matter is stupid. You can't just imagine a bunch of magical unobservable matter to fix the failures of your theories."
>Albert Einstein: "Isaac Newton's theories themselves must be replaced with new theories!"
>Albert Einstein makes new theories to explain Mercury
>A hundred years later, mankind uses Albert Einstein's theories to launch satelite telescopes
>Mankind looks at galaxies
>Galaxies defy Albert Einstein's theories
>"Huh ... maybe there is a bunch of magical unobservable 'dark matter' around the galaxies, which fucks with stars in the galaxies?"
>Universities: "We saw what happened the last time a random 'independant scientist' was allowed to propose their own new pet theories."
>Universities: "Let's rig the peer-review system to ensure there will never be another 'Einstein' to challenge the status quo."
>Dark matter becomes unquestionable "settled science"
Dark matter is not science.
Dark matter is indefensible.
