Here's the thing, though. We're observing 16 and plugging in 8+8(Dark matter/energy).
Okay, first off, this is incorrect. Very incorrect. I mean, we are on the edge of "not even wrong" territory.
We are observing anomalous motion of stars in galaxies, and we are observing acceleration of expansion of space as a whole - these two things happen on two different scales. Different like, "your left leg," and, "the continent," different scales. We observe these things separately, and do not have a specific reason to believe they are related.
I do have to ask - are you a licensed electrician or plumber? Pick one that you are not. When you need some of this work done, you hire the best one you can, right? The one with the most experience and understanding? When you do hire one of these trained professionals to do their job, do you look over their shoulders and nitpick the way they do things? Do you hang over then and tell them how to do their job? Do you question the entire approach of home plumbing or electrical work, despite having only small amounts of understanding and experience in the field?
When it comes down to it, can you actually do better than the professional? Are you willing to bet your house burning down or sewage backing up into your sink on that assessment?
Why do you, who cannot seem to differentiate between phenomena on a galactic scale and a universal scale, feel that somehow you have appropriate understanding to critique how these phenomena are investigated and explained by people who have made it their life's work and study?
And you are accusing *others* of hubris?
Please, please, someone call this an appeal to authority. I'm ready for you.
