

Science doesn’t bog itself down that’s so ridiculous.
Best way to put it, it’s math. If you did all the math in the universe you’ll end up with some questions. This is how we got black holes, dark matter, gravity.
I don’t understand your perception of run around in circles or bog down. You want science that states 2+2 is 4. But the idea of fully understanding something is infinite. If you mix two cups of water and two cups of alcohol, you’ll get less than 4 cups so 2+2 does not equal 4 here.
It’s just like how infinity isn’t at the end of counting all the numbers. It’s between every number. Things are absolutely impossible to fully define.
It is discovered. This is the same way gravity and black holes were discovered.
Someone did math and said, wait what the fuck? Something is missing. We still don’t understand black holes or gravity but since the day we understood something was missing, it was discovered. Our understanding can change but that space in the math and understanding is clear. There is no placeholder