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[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 50 points 5 days ago (2 children)

another thing I learned at some point: Just because a physics formula returns a result, doesn't mean that it's reality

TBF black holes themselves were originally just the result of a Physics formula, but they eventually turned out to be a "reality". Sometimes that shit happens, yo.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 points 5 days ago

Iff the rules of physics are accurate then it does, but we don't know that they are. In fact, we're pretty sure we're missing some things. See: The Crisis in Cosmology.