The reason why evolution is so important to science is that evolution is the unifying theme of biology.
As for origin of life their are many hypothesis of how life began. Al Oparin, tried to test his hypothesis by exposing an atmosphere rich in hydrogen, methane, water, and ammonia to an electrical discharge which forces amino acids to form. Then he envisioned that the organic molecules would, over vast spans of time, accumulate in the shallow seas to form an "organic soup."
Then he evisioned smaller organic molecules to combine to form polymers. Evidence shows that organic molecules may have formed and accumulated on rock or clay surfaces rather than the primordial seas. Also laboratory experiments have confirmed that organic polymers from spontaneously from monomers on hot rocks or clay surfaces.
Scientist have never been able to create life in the labratory but they have formed protobionts (assemblages of abiotically produced organic polymers). They have recovered protobionts that resemble living cells in many ways. These protobionts exhibit many functional and structural attributes of living cells. They often divide in half after they have sufficiently grown. Protobionts maintain an internal chemical enviroment that is different from the external enviroment and some show the beginnings of metabolism.
Also they have formed microspheres by adding whater to abiotically formed polypeptides. Some produce electrical potential across their surface and can absorb materials from their surrondings. They can also respond to changes in osmotic pressure as though membranes enveloped them, even though they contain no lipids.
However, it is a MAJOR or rather major series of steps to go from simple molecular aggregates such as protobionts to living cells.
I don't see why their needs to be soo much Christianty bashing. I am a christian myself and I see evolution as a means of how God created the earth.
