>>14125487>einstein invented the cosmological constant based on zero evidenceEinstein introduced the concept of a cosmological constant in 1917 because at the time it was still accepted that the universe was static. Einstein realized that his model of General Relativity did not allow for a static universe and assumed must've been some cosmological constant that kept his matter-dominated universe from collapsing in on itself. It wasn't until the developments of Friedmann, Lemaitre, and Hubble a decade later that we would have any observational or theoretical evidence to support the idea of a finite and expanding universe.
Einstein did the best he could to develop a model that was consistent with what was understood and known at the time.
You criticize Einstein for a supposed lack of rigor... but meanwhile, Tesla was dicking around with Colorado Springs and Wardenclyffe, spending a fortune in borrowed money chasing down hunches and confirmation biases while dismissing everything he remotely disagreed with as theoretical mumbo jumbo. Relativity? Rubbish! He didn't think of it so it couldn't possibly be true! Electrons? No such thing! It didn't make any sense in *his* version of the universe so it must not exist! Wireless transmission wasn't working? Nonsense! He heard rumors around town that Mrs. Haggarty's cows were spooked last night, so it must mean he was unintentionally electrocuting her livestock with his experiments from 20 miles away! After all, he couldn't possibly be wrong - he just needed to build his experiment bigger!
Tesla came up with some brilliant innovations, but he was a faggot of the highest order. The only people who refuse to acknowledge that are midwit /x/schizos jacking off to their steampunk fantasy version of Tesla who ran around building death rays to battle interdimensional Eldritch horrors. Tesla died a penniless wretch because he was smug prick who fell for his own PR and got lost up his own ass, not because of some evil conspiracy.
