I mean at this point in physics everything new has to be a variation of the classical rabbit/duck picture: Essentially the same data points but a different way

I mean at this point in physics everything new has to be a variation of the classical rabbit/duck picture: Essentially the same data points but a different way to explain them that doesn't invalidate the existing findings. This means we can use any knowledge we can find and we definitly should continue testing promising alternatives — either we find something or we reduce the size of the white spots on the map — which makes exploring them easier.