>>12358574They thought the aether existed because they thought an EM wave could not travel without a medium. So they made some experimental measurements to measure it and showed the aether does not exist. "Oh shit, guess we were wrong".
They think dark energy exists because they made some experimental measurements and could not come up with any other way to explain it. "We already have a theory to explain repulsive gravity, not a big deal. I'm sure we'll solve the 10^128 magnitude problem eventually." All further observations agree with this explanation.
They think dark matter exists because they made experimental measurements and could not come up with any other way to explain it. "Okay we admit it. This particle is fucking us in the ass. We know it is there but it is harder to find than a virgin in a whorehouse." All further observations agree with this explanation.
So both have the complete opposite logical reasoning to why the aether was proposed.
