That a reasonable theory is not absolutely irrefutable is not grounds for dismissing it entirely (giving no sensible alternative) just because it offends your axiom.
“That a reasonable theory is not absolutely irrefutable is not grounds for dismissing it entirely (giving no sensible alternative) just because it offends your axiom.”
Where did they do that? They looked at the evidence and noted, quite accurately, that much of it is lacking. That’s not “dismissing it entirely”.