It is hardly a useless distinction or practice to lend more certitude to direct obervation of current events than to the results and interpretation thereof. Direct observation, testing in real time, and repeatability. These are what make for strong science. These are what evolutionism lacks.
Genomic comparisons have indirect observation, testing in real time and repeatability. Direct observation of speciation, and the testing of the correlation between related species has been repeated.
Learn the science behind evolutionary biology before you claim it doesn't meet your science specs.