[longshadow]

Origin of life and origin of species are, indeed, connected.

Much as the origin of water and meteorology are connected.

The important point in BOTH cases is that the latter theory is INDEPENDENT of the theory regarding the former, respectively.

The Theory of Evolution is not dependent upon how the first life arose anymore than weather forecasting is dependent upon how water came into existence.

[Condorman]

THANK YOU!!

I was looking for a good analogy. Among others I tried and abandoned are weather and tides, and Computer Science vs. CompE. Yours is infinitely better.

[f.Christian]

Water---weather are reality...evolution is a snowstorm on the equator(joke)!