The students are correct to take this as evidence against the theory.
However they can go back to the whiteboard, gain a full understanding of the theory, correct their experiment and subsequently collect overwhelming evidence to overcome their current distrust of the theory.
The students are correct to take this as evidence against the theory. However they can go back to the whiteboard, gain a full understanding of the theory, correct their experiment and subsequently collect overwhelming evidence to overcome their current distrust of the theory.