Quote Originally Posted by geoff View Post
Yes, since there are missing parts to the theory that are either assumed, filled in, or ignored i would say that it is not cold, hard, fact! I didn't say the Bible should be taken by all as hard fact, i said for me personally that is how I view it.
There is no missing parts to evolution theory. Nothing is filled in or assumed. There is tested and untested. Simple as that.

Quote Originally Posted by geoff
You can believe in evolution, that is your choice. I too, to an extent, believe in natural selection and adaptation to ones environment....BUT even the FACTS ( i use that term very loosely) do not provide an explanation of why or how the universe originated.
This part in bold has nothing to do with evolution. We call this "abiogenesis". The study of the origin of life