If the scientists are wrong, they will eventually figure out that they're wrong and fix it: that's how science works.
In science,the way "wrongness" is fixed is by experiment. The only way to decide one way or the other is to collect more data.
I was thinking of getting a dash cam for my car. But i call these people glass holes. Would that make me a dash hole?
No.
A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward.