Hemant Mehta

[Whateverist]

Rik, did you know the theory of evolution (AKA natural selection) is specifically about a non-teleological process? If what you have in mind is that creatures change over time for the sake of achieving a higher state, you shouldn't call that 'evolution'. There is no higher or lower state to achieve from the perspective of natural selection. There is only the selection through survival and procreation of the form which best fits the available niche. That could just as easily involve a form which is a simpler creature with less restrictive anatomy and physiology. More complex is not always more adaptive.