[HLPhat]

>>deals with all the times AFTER the beginning of life and says nothing about how life began.

False - it just deals with it thus:

“This step still remains unverified to science as of this writing.”

http://evolutionfaq.com/faq/how-could-dna-have-evolved

[samtheman]

That’s not really dealing with it. But anyway “dealing with it” is my words and open to about a hundred different interpretations.

The point is, it’s not part of the theory, just as what banged, how it banged or why it banged isn’t part of the Big Bang Theory (not talking about the TV show).

[BroJoeK]

HLPhat: " False - it just deals with it thus:
'This step still remains unverified to science as of this writing.' "

Right, just as sametheman posted.
In fact, Darwinian basic evolution theory refers just to speciation through descent with modifications and natural selection, not to various origin of life hypotheses.

Naturally, those who reject evolution generally will wish to conflate all unconfirmed hypotheses together with both observed facts and confirmed theories, and claim they're ALL just speculation.

But they're not.