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Re:New class of galaxy has been discovered, made almost enti... by T0T0R0 on Friday August 26, 2016 @08:35PM (#12370274)
Just going to point out that science is filled with garbage theories, and "Dark Matter" certainly feels like one of them.

Why not just go back to calling it The Æther? Or mayhap a form of non-luminiferous aether, if I may be so bold?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_theories

  a space-filling substance or field, thought 
  to be necessary as a transmission medium for 
  the propagation of [...] gravitational forces.
You say tomato, I say Tomato. Aether. Why not?
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Re:New class of galaxy has been discovered, made almost enti... by Retra on Friday August 26, 2016 @09:26PM (#12370423)
Because that would be the kind of 'garbage theory' that would make you look incompetent rather than clever.
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Re:New class of galaxy has been discovered, made almost enti... by oldmanjay on Saturday August 27, 2016 @10:18AM (#12372436)
If there's one thing I've learned from the internet, it's that people sure prize the appearance of being clever.
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