> The job of a scientist consists of gathering data, analising results, and help explain and model phenomena so that we learn more about a subject and understan

> The job of a scientist consists of gathering data, analising results, and help explain and model phenomena so that we learn more about a subject and understand it better. As part of this job, experiments are made and reproduced, and observations are reported in studies. As part of this job in areas where experiments can be done, yes. But in many areas of science, experiments cannot be done. Models can be constructed, but there is no way to validate them with controlled experiments the way you can in, say, particle physics. That means our level of confidence in models in such areas should be reduced; we should not even be saying that such models are "correct", because that level of confidence is simply not justified.