Almost all claims any serious scientist makes concern the observable universe.
Also, these are very smart people. You'd be surprised what we can work out with a few very reasonable assumptions and the observations we made. The dismissiveness really isn't warranted.
> Almost all claims any serious scientist makes concern the observable universe.
One last thought on this.. I understand these sorts of understood meanings work fine when speaking with professional peers, as they'd understand the assumption. But if you continue to do this when speaking to people outside your field, you will not be saying what you mean to say and will be teaching people incorrect ideas.
So you're saying the scientific media is where the "dumb people" are, not the scientists themselves. While I agree, it doesn't really change the point that these sorts of headlines/articles are heliocentric in nature and mischaracterize our understanding of the universe.
