That's a straightforward application of the scientific method (and some common sense) to the area which stubbornly resisted and continues to resist it.
I think both Kuhn and Barseghyan would say that there isn't a single thing that's "the scientific method" and that believing in such a thing isn't defensible when you look at the history of science.
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post (even in Discussion), then it goes here.
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