Settled science

Settled science is a term used to claim that science has established a particular idea as truth and no further investigation is necessary. In reality the nature of science does not allow for it to be settled.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chomsky-popper-turing/202302/how-einstein-shattered-the-myth-of-settled-science

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/obgyn-group-support-abortion-settled-science

19th century scientist said that science was just the codification of the obvious. No sooner had he said that than quantum mechanics burst on to the scene.