I'm having gud wirding issues lately...

Chosen staff, a tripod reference?

I'm just moving a couple steps away in case of lightning.

To some extent I don't give a quark about the standard model. One man's tau is another man's Tao. But let's go with dark matter for conversations sake. This implies Einstein was correct, I agree with that. It also implies if God exists there is no free will, I disagree with that. Consider this, Einstein was approximately 100% correct and Bohrs was approximately 100% incorrect. Subtle, but a significant difference. The approximate allows free will. There is the briefest possible moment of time the cat is dead and alive.

Where did dark energy come from, not what is dark energy. Please remember I seldom think in detail, rather I think big picture. Also, I have very little understanding of quantum mechanics. I say quantum mechanics as opposed to quantum physics to try to speak of reality rather than theory.

I think the 9 lives is confusing you.

Sounds a bit like you have philosophy, physics and religion in a blender.....

Anyway, when they were first studying the way the planets affect each others orbits they could not explain some predictable anomalies in the orbits. So they theorised "dark matter" - some gravity source that affected the orbits but could not be seen. Turns out the problem was they could not yet see Uranus. Seriously.

Yeah - I know...

Anyway, Dark Matter is only inferred - not detected. So "dark" right? There are those who theorize that there is no dark matter and the correct answer is to modify general relativity. But, if there is dark matter (this is the accepted bet) you next need to guess if it is baryonic (regulars matter) or not. Best guess is non-baryonic. Which, it is thought, would have come from the Big Bang.

Personally, the explanation of Primordial Black Holes works the best for me. This makes BM baryonic and gets out of the whole “undiscovered partial” approach that quantum physicists love.

It also has a nice summitry - Black Matter was first found to be Uranus, now it’s Black Holes.
There is a really good joke there….that science has yet to discover.

Hello,
My name is Dave.
And I am a recovering Southern Baptist.
I have been out of the cult, since March 15th, 1984.
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)🍺

Dark matter matters !

and a new lawn sign industry was launched!
good one, T.