Darkness and Evil in Cosmology

Darkness.

It is now being called the "dark sector".

The "dark sector" comprises 99% or so of all the matter/energy in the Copernican universe.

The non-Copernican is entitled at this point to say:

"How conveeeeeeeeeeeenient!".

Imagine the consequences for a non-Copernican cosmological theory which based itself upon the premise:

"Ninety nine per cent of the mass and energy required for this universe do not exist in observed forms."

Now consider the reality of a Copernican cosmological consensus which does base itself upon the premise:

"Ninety nine per cent of the mass and energy required for this universe do not exist in observed forms."

The non-Copernican is entitled at this point to say:

"A cosmological theory which requires for its validity that the universe must consist 99% in unobserved forms of matter and energy is a false cosmological theory, and must be replaced."

It is highly predictable that a cosmological theory which requires for its validity that the universe must consist 99% in unobserved forms of matter and energy will regularly encounter observations which are contrary to its assumptions.

It is even predictable that such observations might acquire a generic terminology; a categorization to set them over and against the "dark sector" fudge factors which are invented to explain them away.

It is even predictable that such troublesome anomalies might be termed "Evil".

Evil.

It is now being called the "Axis of Evil".

The "Axis of Evil" is a special direction in the universe.

It is observationally confirmed to exist.

This observational confirmation directly contradicts the foundational assumption of Copernican cosmology- the Copernican Principle itself.

This special direction is not merely "special"- it is pointing directly at the Earth.

This special direction is not merely related to the cosmic background.

It has been found to extend to distinct phenomena including:

1. Preferred axis of galaxy spin rotation handedness.
2. Polarization of quasar photons.
3. Preferred direction of so-called "dark flow"
4. Preferred direction of anisotropic cosmic expansion as interpreted by Type 1a Supernovae observations.

Perhaps what we call "dark" is merely a fiction, and what we call "Evil" is actually the universe giving us a hint- trying to assist us in coming to understand that Earth is indeed in a very, very special place in the cosmos.