Naemanson,
I respect the use of language in other parts of science. 'Deplorable' comes from the point of view of someone who often teaches 'methods of psychology'. A well controlled experiment is so much more evidential than an observation that leaves open too many alternative interpretations that I start that distinction by teaching them different words. Doing real experiments is often impossible at all or forbidden for ethical reasons.
I can subscribe to every word of your response to Ebbie.

Wolfgang