“If we’re going to teach evolution, are we going to teach punctuated equilibrium or phyletic gradualism?Well, Berkeley University has "From soup to cells — the origin of life" on their website...
Are we going to teach pre-Cambrium explosion or that life evolved slowly from simpler forms?
Are we going to teach that life arose from non-living matter or that spontaneous generation is impossible?”
“However, within the field of evolutionary biology, the origin of life is of special interest because it addresses the fundamental question of where we (and all living things) came from.” [excerpt]
But,.... but,... but,....
I thought that evolution had nothing to do with origins.
That’s abiogenesis.
Evolution just deals with life after it arose.
So do we teach that evolution deals with origins or not?
However, within the field of evolutionary biology, the origin of life is of special interest because it addresses the fundamental question of where we (and all living things) came from.” [excerpt]