Evolution ... Is Opportunistic, Hence Unpredictable.

On Earth, Among Millions Of Lineages Or Organisms And Perhaps 50 Billion Speciation Events, Only One Led To High Intelligence ; This Makes Me Believe Its Utter Improbablity.

A Species Consists Of A Group Of Populations Which Replace Each Other Geographically Or Ecologically And Of Which The Neighboring Ones Integrate Or Hybridise Wherever They Are In Contact Or Which Are Potentially Capable Of Doing So (with One Or More Of The Populations) In Those Cases Where Contact Is Prevented By Geographical Or Ecological Barriers.

The History Of Science Knows Scores Of Instances Where An Investigator Was In The Possession Of All The Important Facts For A New Theory But Simply Failed To Ask The Right Questions.

A Species Is A Reproductive Community Of Populations Reproductively Isolated From Others That Occupies A Specific Niche In Nature.

On The Other Hand, Famous Evolutionists Such As Dobzhansky Were Firm Believers In A Personal God. He Would Work As A Scientist All Week And Then On Sunday Get Down On His Knees And Pray To God. Frankly I've Never Been Able To Understand It Because You Would Need Two Totally Different Compartments In Your Brain, One That Deals With Religion And The Other With Everything Else.