From: theirony2013@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-06 13:47, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >   
   > Mike  posted:   
   >> On 2026-01-06 10:06, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>> JTEM  posted:   
   >>>> On 1/5/26 8:11 PM, Steven Douglas wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Yes, an idea -- not a fact.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>       *Yawn!*   
   >>>>   
   >>>> You asked a question. I answered it.   
   >>>   
   >>> With a hypothesis.   
   >>   
   >> Hypotheses are more likely to lead to facts   
   >   
   > Thank you for confirming that a hypothesis is   
   > not a fact.   
   >>   
   >> than 'beliefs', because they are designed to   
   >> be tested and verified,   
   >   
   > The idea that life sprang forth and we all evolved   
   > from a single cell has not been verified.   
   >>   
   >> whereas beliefs do   
   >> not require verification.   
   >   
   > It's someone's *belief* that life was transported to   
   > our world from some other world (and they're not   
   > even sure which world that might have been).   
      
   The Universe *IS* God, the source of all creation   
   so it can do anything it wants.   
      
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