The study of science is defined as that which deals with the workings of the physical world which we are able to observe and measure. The origin of life, however, is a subject that science has long grappled with, despite the impossibility of observing or proving any theory of origins in a strictly scientific manner. Today, the widely accepted theory of the beginning of life is the theory of evolution by mutation and natural selection, or neo-Darwinism. Most people in our modern society accept this theory at face value as it is popular with the majority of scientists, but we must always keep in mind that our origins cannot be proven scientifically and that in fact , the theory of evolution is not the only, or even the most logical theory regarding the beginning of life. A second theory of origins is Intelligent Design, which, despite many valid and compelling scientific arguments, is often disdained by scientists simply because it rejects the world's most popular view. Intelligent design theorists propose that life, rather than arising randomly as the product of chance, was carefully designed by a higher, more intelligent being, similar to a Christian or deist god. Although the mere mention of a creator is disdained by much of the scientific community, proponents of this theory base their arguments on the overwhelming odds that there are enough random mutations to create complex life like the one we have. let's see today. They also highlight the lack of evidence for transitional evolutionary forms in the fossil record and recent scientific discoveries of many irreducibly complex systems in biology. An irreducibly complex system is defined by Michael Behe, the author of Darwin's Black Box, as "a single compound system...... middle of paper ......sk? We would still be stuck in a “flat” world. Similarly, today's evolutionists cling to outdated beliefs about what Darwin could see, with his limited view of the earth. This was a logical conclusion at the time, since they did not see what our technology allows us to see today. But now that we are beginning to clearly see evidence for a round Earth, we must embrace and discover a new theory of life. The intelligent design theorists of our time are mocked, but today they are adventurers. Without their journeys, we will be stuck in a flat world where only yesterday's facts work. Irreducible complexity is the key to a new map of Earth, and until we abandon our preconceptions, we will never be able to discover it. It is time for science to accept the challenge of facts and begin to examine the likelihood that a designer.