[VadeRetro]

If they detect the vortex, precisely as expected, it simply means that Einstein was right, again.

Unless it means, "Scientists see what they want to see" blah blah blah! </Luddite_mode>

[unlearner]

Unless it means, "Scientists see what they want to see" blah blah blah! </Luddite_mode>

And if the numbers do not match Einstein's predictions we will see "scientists" scramble to suggest convoluted explanations along the lines of dark energy.

Later, truly innovative scientists, ones who appreciate the role of epistemology and philosophy, will step up to the plate and present another elegant solution in the fashion of Einstein.

Then of course, the scientific realists around this forum will take credit and claim another victory for scientific "truth."