Is that really science? I could follow the same steps to balance my checkbook in order to determine spending periods. If they'd created a small model of the Ea

Is that really science? I could follow the same steps to balance my checkbook in order to determine spending periods. If they'd created a small model of the Earth and applied what they know in order to determine the truth of their hypothesis, than yes, I would say they're doing science. Has the bar really dropped this low?