Science is about facts. There are many pseudo-scientists today who have already formed their conclusions and use a few idiotic experiments to “prove” their ideas.
IMHO, science ceased to be a science and relegated itself back to an art way back in the 60’s and 70’s. It has joined my own academic discipline (psychology) which still acknowledges that it is merely an art.
Science is proven/proveable. Art is more about opinion/best guesses based on incomplete evidence.
There is a more subtle point about science to keep in mind. Science is always and only at the edge of human understanding. We do experiments on things we DON’T understand. That’s why you do an experiment in the first place.
That is also why so many scientists are reluctant to draw conclusions, even from a large body of data. The methods can create false conclusions. The data may not be accurate. The analysis of the results may be focusing on the wrong aspect of some phenomena.
In the fullness of time, I trust, Al Gore’s megalomaniacal arrogance will become crystal clear to historians and future scientists. A cautionary tale for all to consider at length.