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Largest-Known Planet Befuddles Scientists
langelgjm writes to mention that scientists are quite puzzled over the discovery of the largest planet yet. According to study-leader Georgi Mandushev it should theoretically not even be able to exist. 'Dubbed TrES-4, the planet is about 1.7 times the size of Jupiter and belongs to a small subclass of "puffy" planets that have extremely low densities. The finding will be detailed in an upcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal. [...] "TrES-4 is way bigger than it's supposed to be," Mandushev told Space.com. "For its mass, it should be much smaller. It basically should be about the size of Jupiter and instead it's almost twice as big." "TrES-4 appears to be something of a theoretical problem," said study team member Edward Dunham, also of the Lowell Observatory. "Problems are good, though, since we learn new things by solving them."'"
I have a theory. Since we have no other explanation for now, it must be a miracle of God.
A few years down the road, once so-called "scientists" do their so-called "research" and determine that there's some perfectly logical explanation for it that fits within the realm of what we know to be true and what can be tested, I'm still going to believe my theory. After all, it's just as valid as all of their "evidence."
I can't wait for one of their crazy theories to be developed and then another so-called "scientist" comes along with more data and tries to refine it to make it more accurate and valid. Obviously, it's just proof that they don't know what they're talking about. Since my theory is 100% right and won't need to be refined or changed over the course of thousands of years, it's obviously the right one.
Don't ask me to provide any evidence. I've been taught that if I question my theory, I'll go to hell. It doesn't matter much, though, because even if you do ask me for evidence, you are obviously going to hell, and you're the kind of person I teach my kids not to associate with. I'll pray for you, but please stop persecuting me as I try to force universities to present my theory as equal to that of those so-called "scientists" once they cobble one together.
(I know, it's flamebait, I admit it. Go ahead and mod it down. I'm just feeling disgusted right now and needed to vent after being on the other end of a depressingly similar conversation.)