No matter how strong the evidence is in favor of a scientific theory, there will always be contrarians who come along and encourage the exploration of alternatives.
However, oftentimes these contrarian positions have to ignore a substantial amount of evidence in order for their preferred alternatives to survive.
As cosmologist Mike Turner once famously put it, 'You can only invoke the tooth fairy once,' meaning that you might be able to justify a scenario with one major modification.
By the end, even the most die-hard skeptics will understand why the CMB's cosmic origin is thoroughly beyond a reasonable doubt.
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