"concocting beliefs to explain the unknown" is that not the definition of science :) >

Hypothese, synthese, antithese. All science sets out to "explain the unknown". All hypotheses start out as a "concocted belief" that the mental model concocted will fit the facts.

Limiting oneself to the realm of rationality is self-censorship. Harmful to the development of fundamental science.

“Doubt is an uncomfortable condition, but certainty is a ridiculous one.” ― Voltaire