[quote] ... without God’s participation being needed at any step along the way. [/quote] You mean the god that doesn't exist outside of a few thousand square miles in the Middle East deserts throughout most of history, right? Or, wait a sec, are you referring to the gods of the Hindu faith that number in the millions & claim dominion over things as mundane as pie plates & soap bubbles? Or the ancient gods of nature worshipped by pagans & later co-opted by Christians out of convenience & a need to coerce local native populations with a carrot instead of stick? -- -- -- <eye roll> Your profound ignorance about the process of evolution, the role of genetics & epigenetics in those processes, & the overwhelming evidence in support of natural selection as a driving force in the natural world is staggering & somewhat depressing. Go pick up a book - a legitimate science text book, mind you, not some bullshlt time containing droplets of mental dingleberries foisted upon the page by some intelligent design hack - pick it up & educate yourself. Or better yet, go to an institute of higher learning, plunk down your money, & delve into the wondrous advances we've made using the scientific method over the past centuries. Once you put aside the intellectually stultifying habit of simply saying "God did it", you'll find there is much to be learned & ceaseless knowledge to be gained. Or, y'know, you can stew in a bath of ignorance & confusion a few more decades of your life.