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Why does there need to be an original?

What is there to "reproduce" if there is no "original" version to get the ball rolling?

We know how living things reproduce, but we still ask how life originated. Same thing.

Indeed! You're right, there doesn't. See my reply above.

(Whoops, I was replying to "Why does there need to be an original?"; not sure why the reply ended up elsewhere.)