This chapter explores the inadequacy of existing political science methodologies to empirically validate the theoretical claims of the Nature-Technology Political Spectrum. The central critique is leveled at major political attitude surveys (e.g., World Values Survey, 2-MEV scale) for their consistent failure to disaggregate intrinsic value from instrumental/welfare-based measures. Specifically, the popular 2-MEV scale is scrutinized for two key methodological flaws: (1) its “Preservation” and “Utilization” dimensions are incorrectly found to be orthogonal, a result of not forcing respondents to make choices between mutually exclusive goods; and (2) One-Sidedness, as existing scales fail to posit a substantive, non-ambivalent counter-value to nature. To rectify this shortfall, the chapter concludes by outlining a program for future empirical research, detailing three mandatory criteria for a new survey instrument: explicitly targeting intrinsic value, mandating forced-choice trade-offs, and focusing on the spectrum’s core thematic poles (Naturalness: awe, giftedness; Technology: mastery, ingenuity). This new design is required to robustly demonstrate the Nature-Technology spectrum’s explanatory power and orthogonality from the established Economic Left/Right and Social Libertarian/Authoritarian spectra.