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Re:No WIMPS Heavy particles don’t explain gravitational lens... by icapybara on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @10:40AM (#35701142)
"When you hear hoofprints, think horses, not zebras."

You can always contrive a more complicated structure to explain some observation. There is no evidence branes exist. We are looking for an explanation to the "dark matter problem" that doesn't require asserting that a ton of new and unproven physics exists.

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Re:No WIMPS Heavy particles don’t explain gravitational lens... by sleeplessworld on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @11:44AM (#35702070)
This may point to a key problem in the hypotheses, theories and conclusions. When you are in Africa, a "think horses" paradigm, may lead you very astray in your thinking.
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