In his work "Earth Not a Globe" Samuel Birley Rowbothatam said that true science begins to seek before all else, to discover the true mysteries of the universe without relying on any particular hypothesis or preconception.
This momentous concept from the past has many ramifications and, when considered carefully, actually destroys today's modern science as we know it.
Do you remember how Stephen Hawking proudly and famously said that he "stands on the shoulders of giants"? Think about this concept very carefully. He was really saying that all he was doing was building one unprovable hypothesis upon another to explain phenomena with a nod and a wink.
Also known as "bullshitting your way to the top."
Scientists are actually nothing more than really good bullshitters!
Once you accept this fact then think carefully about the ramifications this has, and whether it applies only to theoretical physicists.
Chemists? Check. No one can even tell me whether atoms even exist or not! (
may exist as waves)
Sociologists? Check.
Psychologists? Check.
Now what about entire scientific organizations?
How about government funded scientific organizations?
All of these years, for thousands of years, people have blindly followed expert bullshitters like dogs to their master's whistle.
Sort of turns your entire concept of the world upside down. What do we truly know about anything?
Perhaps there is a very good reason why the word for "science" prior to the mid 1800's was "philosophy".