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So let me get this straight, you think the field of history fails to consider that people can make up bullshit?
We know from history that historians have believed bullshit history. There is no reason to assume that's changed.
The work historians do is ceases to be science the moment they start filling in the blanks.
Bro what do you think science is? You interpolate, then seek evidence that your interpolation was bad, and if you can’t find such evidence then you accept your interpolation as good.
The study of history is done by many, many different people over many, many centuries. It would be illogical to say that just because some make a certain mistake, all do.
Additionally, you cannot say nothing changes when the understanding of history constantly changes, as our archeological abilities steadily improve.
Lastly, even scientists need to fill in blanks sometimes. Einstein was rather famous for filling in some critical blanks in Newtonian physics, for instance.