me: >> good scientists know that such things as "dark matter" are >> speculations or hypotheses and then try to test them.
Shane: > And just how does one "test" for the existence of an inherently unobservable > entity? I'll leave that question to a real scientist (i.e., a non-economist), though I understand that the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is supposed to help. But if the presence of "dark matter" cannot be tested, it will forever be seen as merely speculation. By the way, the word "dark" does not refer to appearance. Rather, it's an explicit acknowledgment of the matter's unknown status. I don't know if it's "inherently unobservable." Even things that can't be directly observed (like gravity) can have an impact on other entities (as things fall to earth, etc.) -- Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
