After the last post talking about proofs, I found something else I'd made a note of in my book to mention on the subject.
Another reason non-proofs may necessarily not be disproofs depends on the experimental design. An experimenter may be flawed in their thinking when creating the experimental parameters, or they may simply be testing the wrong thing without realising it. Or hey, I guess they could be realising it and doing some dodgy stuff to make it seem like their testing the right thing. Sometimes it really pays off to examine the experiment design closely and make sure scientists are really doing what they're saying, and that the results support their claims.
Especially when the science is coming from sources that are a bit questionable or lacking in credibility.
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