Theory as a word has two completely separate meanings. There's the meaning that you are talking about: an educated guess at an answer. Then there is the scientific meaning of the word theory which is the attempt to explain physical phenomena occurring in the world. It's both true to say there is a theory of evolution, and there is a fact of evolution.
The theory is the mechanism by which the fact occurs.
Is it normal to not care about the origin of life?
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There's a major difference there.
Theory as a word has two completely separate meanings. There's the meaning that you are talking about: an educated guess at an answer. Then there is the scientific meaning of the word theory which is the attempt to explain physical phenomena occurring in the world. It's both true to say there is a theory of evolution, and there is a fact of evolution.
The theory is the mechanism by which the fact occurs.