There is quite a difference. Einstein swore that his very own equations dealing with quantum mechanics had to be wrong because it described a phenomenon known

There is quite a difference. Einstein swore that his very own equations dealing with quantum mechanics had to be wrong because it described a phenomenon known as quantum entanglement, which goes against all logic and seems impossible. This led him to believe that the equations were almost right, but with an error somewhere. To quote him, ""I find the idea quite intolerable that an electron exposed to radiation should choose of its own free will, not only its moment to jump off, but also its direction. In that case, I would rather be a cobbler, or even an employee in a gaming house, than a physicist" It wasn't until a few decades later that we observed quantum entanglement in a lab... showing that the equations had in fact been right, even though Einstein had thought they were wrong. The story in the op is a little different. A weird phenomenon is observed but unexplained... now an equation explains it, but you have to wonder if the equations were made to fit the observation. The best way to test this is to use the equations to predict some unknown and unobserved outcome, then see if the actual result meets the expected result.