hat is a fact? What is a theory? The simple answer is that a fact is something that can be proven and a theory is something that cannot. There may be great evidence for a theory but unless it can be proven, it is still a theory. A fact, or a factual statement, must have no refuting evidence. If even one part of the statement is not true then it is not a factual statement. Likewise, if any evidence is found that refutes what we know to be a fact, the "fact" has been disproven and is now only a theory again.
But consider this, should a disproven fact even be considered a theory? Once evidence is found that disproves the "fact", what can this idea contribute to our search for the truth? What do we get closer to discovering by dwelling on it? As you read this page and the others, please realize that any claim about the origin of life that is presented as fact is an untestable statement and therefore not scientific. No one can conclusively prove how the world or life began and should not claim to be able to do so. This applies to both sides of the debate.
My purpose in this particular page is not to present evidence, but to try and ask questions that will either open your mind or reveal where you stand on this issue. If you, while reading this page, find yourself unwilling to ask yourself these questions then evidence will do little to help. Most evolutionary scientists know what I know, but since they interpret all data on the base assumption that Evolution is a foundational truth, they undercut all science and search for truth with partially covered eyes.
This may seem contorted, but as scientists, nothing should be assumed. If you make a statement as if it were a fact, it should be able to prove itself. If that statement rests on any other statement, it too should be able to prove itself. Take Geometry for example, it deals with things that can be proven. Many of these equations rely on other equations beyond simple arithmetic but all the relying factors can individually be proven true. As a student in high school, if you ask your math teacher about a problem in the book that doesn't make sense, the teacher will work it out for you and prove it. You may be made an example for the class to learn from and possibly get teased but you will leave confident that you now know the truth. This holds true for Chemistry, Medicine, Algebra, and others. But why then, as a young student even in elementary school, are we taught that Evolution is not a theory but a fact? And why are we not taught any other theories?
Scientists should assume nothing and strive to prove everything. I do not claim that Creation is a fact or can be proven. But I think that the evidence we now have gives more weight to Creation and intelligent design than it does to Evolution. When a scientist makes a statement that deals with the origin of life and states it as a fact, he/she steps out of the realm of science and into philosophy. "The cosmos is all that is, all that ever was, and all that ever will be." This is an untestable statement and very unscientific. Does this famous quote deal with evidence or speculation?
To read the rest of this site, one must really be able to ask themselves what they are willing to abandon and rediscover. By no means do I want anybody to believe what I say simply because it is on this website or it is presented as fact. My goal is for everyone to search the truth for themselves. But this means that you should also not believe what a program, textbook, or teacher believes simply because they say so. Please use the link to ask any questions you might have about what I have written.