There seems to be a heck of a lot of confusion here, especially regarding scientific fact/theory.
Lets start with the first one, gravity. Contrary to popular belief, Newtons theory of gravitation was disproven (or more accurately, extended) by Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. Newton stated that two masses attract (and to all intents and purposes they do). The problem comes when you see that light is bent by gravity, Einstein managed to explain this.
Secondly, the existence of atoms (protons, neutrons and electrons) was proven a long time ago. In fact, the existence of other particles has already been proven (photons, bosons, quarks etc). The only so called "messenger particle" we have yet to detect is the one responsible for gravitation. This is no surprise, since gravity is the weakest force of them all.
Thirdly, Scientists can accurately model the universe from its present state, back to the first few nanoseconds of the universe. Here, things start to get very strange (in the same way that physics inside a black hole do not work).
Fourthly, evolution is a proven fact, you can even demonstrate it in your own home. What has yet to be proven, is how our decendants arrived here, for which there are many theories.
Finally, creationism is flawed from the start (certainly the bibles version of). In fact, most Christians would accept that Genesis is just a representation of "facts unknown". Just like every book, it needs a starting point. With the level of knowledge available at the time, creationism seemed like the logical answer.
Dave
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