hahaha i would recommend starting off with kit lens - why
1) cheap, value for money, usually, depending on brand - i would suppose if you won't be extremely anal about optical quality being new
2) it is a good range, 18-55 is the most common kit range, and it lets you have good wide angle to normal telephoto, why not
3) this range would suffice for almost anything, only limitation is no macro, and also extreme telephoto cannot, but you will be able to find out from range of 18-55 what you like shooting, and then expand your lens collection from there
why forgo? unless you are PROFESSIONAL and need to make huge prints, kit lens suffices for almost every beginner, it is my opinion that everyone should get it, can sell later at not such a big loss
better than buying expensive stuff that you might dump later on
here are some photos taken with the kit lens from pentax, at web size, frankly no one really cares, also if you get a sharp copy you can't deny it's very worth the small amount of money you are paying
from infrared photography
to telephoto night shots
to street
to sunrises
to even larger insects
i always do not understand why all the
gearheads are against the kit lens, especially when you aren't going to blow up pictures until it fills up your entire wall; if you are, you would be buying more expensive lens already, since it should be your livelihood, or you have extreme fascination in large prints
not saying the kit lens is perfect, but frankly, it isn't rubbish, so please, don't talk about it like it's rubbish