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		notfed on April 19, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Cosmic radio' detector could discover dark matter... Had we named it "invisible matter", perhaps not as much controversy would surround it.

mr_mitm on April 19, 2025 [–]

The controversy exists only in laypeople cirlces to be honest. Consesus among actual scientists is pretty firm.

dventimi on April 19, 2025 | [–]

Yeah, but it might've tamped down any perceived controversy even among laypeople, which would've saved many priceless electrons being spent debating the issue on the internet.

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