Shawn,
Try taking one of those
pepper seeds and put it in a moistened paper towel and enclose that in a small plastic bag or just wrap the whole thing in plastic wrap. Put this on top of your fridge and wait a week. After a week, open it up and see what's going on. If it didn't sprout, there is something wrong with the
seeds. If it did, maybe it's the soil, container, too much watering or not enough. So many things can go wrong with
seeds, and we blame ourselves for this, where it could be something we can't control. Can't loose anything, but maybe learn something.
joyce