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To: Tailgunner Joe
Dark matter can’t be detected in any way, but we know it exists because scientists tell us so, and they are never wrong.

No, the evidence for dark matter is strong, though not conclusive. Dark matter is matter that does not interact with electromagnetic fields (light) but has mass. It's presence is inferred from the observed large scale distribution and velocity of ordinary matter. If you have an explanation for these observations that is consistent with the laws of physics (i.e., consistent with observations on the scale of the solar system) book your reservations for Stockholm.

9 posted on 01/03/2009 2:29:46 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (The Democratic Party strongly supports full civil rights for Necro-Americans.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets
the evidence for dark matter is strong, though not conclusive. Dark matter is matter that does not interact with electromagnetic fields (light) but has mass.

There are two basic forms of dark matter, baryonic and non-baryonic. Baryonic is ordinary matter which we, for one reason or another, simply cannot see, because, either, it isn't emitting light or it isn't reflecting light. The other form that you refer to is the non-baryonic form. My guess is that our theories of gravity are not quite right (on the large scale) and so we are wrongly inferring that the non-baryonic stuff exists.

10 posted on 01/03/2009 3:41:46 AM PST by ETL (Smoking gun evidence on ALL the ObamaRat-commie connections at my newly revised FR Home/About page)
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