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That's a different argument, isn't it? First, we have a Ferrarri engine as an example of why evolution could not take place. That gets blown, so you post something about life being so complex that it could not have happened without some sort of divine intervention.

the Theory of Evolution says absolutely nothing about the origins of life. It deals only with the topic of speciation and its causes.

So, if life itself was created by some divine intervention, that does not alter the theory, since it doesn't deal with the origins of life at all.

Myself, I don't believe in supernatural entities, so I don't know how the first lifeform appeared. Neither do those who study evolution. There are hypotheses, but there's no way to study them. One hypothesis for the origins of life involves some sort of supernatural entity, but there's no way for science to study that, either.

Evolution can be observed. The creation of the first lifeform cannot. Therefore one may be studied, and the other cannot.

Perhaps one day, someone will figure out an experiment that creates a lifeform from non-living materials. If that happens, then we may learn more. Until then, we just have to say we don't know, scientifically.

Religionists have another point of view on the subject. They're welcome to it, but it's not science and so does not belong in science classes.

1) Life and reproduction are infinitely more complicated than a Ferrari engine. Your argument actually favors ID over evolution.

2) The Theory of Evolution presupposes life was created by natural forces. No scientific evidence exists about natural "creation" to my knowledge other than there is no other "scientific" explanation. I would love to hear or see the evidence if it exists.

3) Evolution of the type we are discussing has never been observed in recorded human history. Do plants and animals change? Yes. Have we ever observed them changing from one kind of animal to another or one plant to another? No. It is not factual to say we have observed species changeover.
As to prehistoric evidence about species changeover through the fossil record, I would say the evidence is not very persuasive or we wouldn't be having this discussion. I would like to see "the best" evidence available in the fossil record of species changeover; preferably in picture form.

4) Everybody has a point of view but that does not mean they are incapable of logic or reason that contradicts their assumptions. Science should be logic based on evidence. I want the very best single piece of evidence available that evolution is the explanation for the various life forms on earth.