Don't Continental drift theory and Dark energy theory look alike?

Last I heard tectonic plate movement is established fact, and the term “dark energy” (and “dark matter”) are place holder terms because we don’t understand it at all yet.

No, not really.

Continental drift is well understood. The driving mechanism is slow convection currents in the viscous liquid mantle (zone of Earth between crust and core). The convection currents are caused by slow cooling of the interior of the earth. Sea floor spreading, subduction zones, plate collisiions; all the effects of continental drift are widely observed and well understood.

Dark energy is a set of observations of very distant galaxies which seem to contradict existing theory about the expansion of the universe. Sometimes this sort of apparent contradiction is a gateway to a new bigger theory; sometimes it can be understood in terms of existing theory. Time will tell.

Whats continental drift theory?

Both are and also the polar hexagon puzzle, solar climate, quantum physics, fusion..these all look like unpredictabiity sets. Asfaic. Then again I'm not very smart.

Sounds like a completely different plot.

Science is about making and testing models. To be titled a "theory" models have to be created and evidence collected. Say-so anecdotes and mythology is not testable.

They are both absurd speculations.

You mean Plate Tectonics? Not since the mid 20th century.

Yea..No. not even close. It’s like germ theory and string theory.

No?

Not at all