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    It is not the case that Darwinian evolution proceeds via undirected variation and natural selection, making specific outcomes (e.g., Homo sapiens) highly contingent and improbable.

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    • 1.Natural selection is a non-random filter that consistently favors functional traits, creating directional patterns across lineages.
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    • 2.Convergent evolution—similar solutions emerging independently—suggests selection constrains outcomes more than contingency allows.
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    • 3.Physical constraints and developmental pathways limit viable forms, making some outcomes more probable than pure chance predicts.
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    • 1.Mutations are random with respect to adaptive needs, lacking foresight or direction toward specific outcomes.
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    • 2.Contingent historical events (asteroid impacts, climate shifts) repeatedly altered evolutionary pathways unpredictably.
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    • 3.Replay experiments show evolution produces different outcomes under identical starting conditions, indicating deep contingency.
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