<...“These little earthquakes are a really rich data set to work with, and going forward if we pay more attention than we have in the past to the details they are telling us, we can learn more about active fault behavior that will help us better understand the loading [the buildup of seismic pressure] that leads up to large damaging earthquakes,” said Cooke in a statement. ...>
Wouldn’t it be nice if CLIMATE scientists took the same approach to their research efforts?
1 - theory
2 - observe nature
3 - evaluate results
4 - revise theory for better fit
5 - go back to (2)
Absolutely. When it comes to GoreBull Warming, all of the ordinary rules get flushed down the toilet.
<<< Wouldn’t it be nice if CLIMATE scientists took the same approach to their research efforts?
1 - theory
2 - observe nature
3 - evaluate results
4 - revise theory for better fit
5 - go back to (2) >>>
Instead the climate liars, observing that nature was not echoing their computer-modeled results, revised the observations to fit the theory.
The first step in your process is “hypothesis,” not “theory.” The theory only comes after mountains of observation and experimentation, and forms the conceptual framework that gives meaning to the process being studied. While scientists do revise theory as they gather more data, formulating a theory is never the first step. Usually, the first step is observational, then hypothesizing, then testable experimentation, then analysis of results, then revisiting the hypothesis and revising as necessary, then experimentation again, etc.
You are correct in that climate scientists do not do this with respect to anthropogenic global warming. Unfortunately, this is a field of pathologic research which does not die because politicians of a certain ilk can use it to further their goals of complete control over the people.