[Olog-hai]

In other words, the “scientific community” admits that it has thrown away the scientific method.

[ClearCase_guy]

The scientific method was apparently getting in the way of the agenda.

[BroJoeK]

Olog-hai: "In other words, the “scientific community” admits that it has thrown away the scientific method."

Nonsense, the scientific method is all about proposing and testing hypotheses concerning natural processes.
Making distinctions like "historical" and "observational" science is the work of anti-science folks like yourself.