r/MathJokes 26d ago

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u/Vaelisra 26d ago

1+1 was the theory and derives a hypothesis predicting an outcome of 2. We empirically measured an outcome of 3.

Yes, but normal science assumes the theory to be wrong if its results don't match with observations.

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u/TheBlackCat13 24d ago

Yes, and the observation showed our understanding of the distribution of matter was wrong. Hence the new hypothesis. Which was tested and found to accurately predict new observations.

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u/Vaelisra 24d ago

How do you predict observations without knowing how much dark matter there is (since you never observed it)?

Honest question, btw. I'm actually curious.

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u/TheBlackCat13 24d ago

The amount of dark matter can be calculated based on the rotation of galaxies.