Scientists formulate theories that they attempt to prove through
experiments that are reviewed by peers, who attempt to spot flaws in the
reasoning and methodology.
NO! BAD! NO! STAHPIT RIGHT NOW! STOP!
/Blackout Rage
Science is the other way around: Scientists formulate an hypothesis, then try to disprove it.
Cranks are the ones who formulate their theory first then search for supporting evidence. Scientists develop theories from a number of hypotheses that have withstood the testing. These theories then make new predictions, and tests are formulated in a way that is the most likely to break the theory. If even a single prediction fails the experimental testing, then the whole theory must be either thrown out or modified in some way so that it will become more parsimonious.
tl;dr: Explain the scientific method the correct way forward, instead of backwards.
