This exercise is modeled after the Indian parable of the seven blind wise men who each felt one aspect of an elephant and who each concluded logical but incorrect versions of the truth. Discussion and idea sharing often helps lead to better understanding of phenomena.
Scientific understanding is self correcting based on the results of hypothesis testing.
Good science is constantly checking itself by testing from new perspectives. Prior experience and information are used to formulate hypothetical predictions that can then be tested by experiments. Experiments are often simple but rigorous. It should be emphasized that the purpose of experimentation is not to prove a previously held point of view. The role of experimentation is to test hypotheses and the general intellectual stances that spawn them.