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== Criticisms of the dark energy concept ==

== Criticisms of the dark energy concept ==

===Creationist criticism===

===Creationist criticism===

Dr. [[Walt Brown]] wrote the following about the concept of dark energy:

Dr. [[Walt Brown]], a young earth creationist and opponent of [[Atheism|atheistic]] evolution, wrote about the concept of dark energy:

{{cquote|Neither “dark matter” (created to hold the [[universe]] together) nor “dark energy” (created to push the universe apart) has been seen or measured.  We are told that “most of the universe is composed of invisible dark matter and dark energy.” Few realize that both mystical concepts were devised to preserve the [[big Bang theory|big bang theory]].<ref>Brown, Walt, "[http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/AstroPhysicalSciences16.html Big Bang]?", ''In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood'', 8th ed., 2008</ref>}}

{{cquote|Neither “dark matter” (created to hold the [[universe]] together) nor “dark energy” (created to push the universe apart) has been seen or measured.  We are told that “most of the universe is composed of invisible dark matter and dark energy.” Few realize that both mystical concepts were devised to preserve the [[big Bang theory|big bang theory]].<ref>Brown, Walt, "[http://www.creationscience.com/onlinebook/AstroPhysicalSciences16.html Big Bang]?", ''In the Beginning: Compelling Evidence for Creation and the Flood'', 8th ed., 2008</ref>}}