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There is no shortage of evidence that black holes exist, and as such it is not a problem! The "problem" is a misconception that we cannot "see" black holes in the traditional sense. Usually surrounded by clouds of dust and particles (accretion disks) our vision is technically obstructed of the object. However, science has excellent ways of expanding beyond our own limited senses. By mapping objects being sucked into the area and the gravitational disturbance on nearby objects, we can see clearly that there is something there. Given the gigantic gravitational pull, and the fact that we can't "see" any light coming from the object itself, there is literally nothing as massive as a star that can pull so strongly on nearby objects without it being a star, except for a black hole (or of course a neutron star).

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