In Science, What is a “Theory?”
In a Nutshell…
A theory in science is not like a theory in other fields; it is not an “educated guess.”
A theory in science is not like a theory in other fields; it is not an “educated guess.”
Virtually all models of origins can fit into seven basic approaches.
The promotion of the theory of evolution in explaining origins of current lifeforms to the exclusion of other competing theories.
The promotion of the theory of creation as the explanation for the origin of life and the universe.
The belief that living species of plants and animals have changed in form over millions of years to their present configurations.
There is nothing more important in the way we look at origins than understanding what a “world view” is.
In the latest Gallup Poll in America on origins (2017) 76% believed God was responsible for us being here.