Do not confuse categories
A scientific result is not automatically a philosophical or theological conclusion.
EDITORIAL METHOD
Make every inferential step visible.
The Navigator is built from the research framework behind Origins, Faith and Honest Doubt.
1
Say the claim clearly
What exactly is being claimed? Keep it short and specific.
2
Ask what kind of claim it is
Is it a science finding, a history claim, a line of reasoning, or a theological idea?
3
Check the evidence
How strong is the evidence? What are its limits? What could change the answer?
4
Compare the main views
Which views fit the evidence well, and where does each one struggle?
5
Record what you think
Save your confidence level and come back to it when new evidence appears.
Three non-negotiables
Compatibility is not confirmation
A model gains little merely by surviving a fact it did not predict.
Uncertainty is allowed
We state the strongest case, real limitations, and what could revise the judgment.
How to read evidence labels
Strong, Moderate, Limited, and Contested are editorial descriptions of the support for a specific claim. They are not percentages, votes, or measures of a worldview’s truth. A contested philosophical inference and a strong scientific finding answer different kinds of questions.
Check the reasoning, source, review date, and limitation together. A report synthesis without a direct source link needs further source verification before it is treated as independently checked evidence.
Lead a clear 45-minute discussion.
This works for Christians, people with doubts, and mixed-belief groups. The leader keeps the discussion fair. Each person decides what they think.
Human Origins & Adam
What does human evolution show, and what questions about Adam and God’s image are still open?
- Does sharing ancestors with earlier humans rule out a real Adam?
- How many people were in the early human population?
- What could being made in God’s image mean if humans developed over time?
- 5 min
Make room for uncertainty
Agree that anyone may pass, disagree, or leave a question open. Do not judge another person’s faith or motives.
- 10 min
Read one claim carefully
Open one evidence card and its source. Ask: What does this show? What does it not prove? What are its limits?
- 15 min
Compare the main views
Have someone explain a view fairly, even if they disagree with it. Keep science, history, philosophy, and theology separate when they are answering different questions.
- 10 min
Find the real disagreement
Ask what people actually disagree about, which evidence matters most, and what new evidence could change their minds.
- 5 min
End with one useful question
Each person may name one thing that became clearer, one question still open, or one source to check. Nobody has to share a private belief or score.
Before sharing: agree to respect privacy. Profile answers, confidence ratings, and AI chats stay private unless the person chooses to share them. A group discussion is never a test of loyalty.