You are conflating the abstract idea of "science" with the peer review process. Peer review is merely a social construct for filtering and disseminating knowled

You are conflating the abstract idea of "science" with the peer review process. Peer review is merely a social construct for filtering and disseminating knowledge among specialists. The fact that some novel scientific idea first showed up in a peer reviewed journal does not mean that peer review is an essential component of the scientific method.