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by QuesnayJr 2008 days ago
I think physicists throw around the word "fringe" too easily. Most physicists think that MOND is not true, but "fringe" implies that the physicists who advocate for it are wackos, like they're Young Earth Creationists or something.
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To me fringe means has little support but still in the realm of science. In other words little support but not yet disproven.

Young earth creationism isn’t valid science and thus doesn’t even share the same reality let alone being on the fringe of reality.

Yup, by fringe I meant "On the edge of what reasonable people are working on". But maybe it's not a great term if people misunderstand.
physicists are usually quite blunt what you call 'fringe' is labeled 'crackpot'
MiHsC/wuantized inertia would be fringe