n is progressive? Why or why not? What does the Great Chain of Being (or Scala Naturae) have to do with the notion of progress and goals in evolution?...

Do you believe that evolution is progressive? Why or why not? What does the Great Chain of Being (or Scala Naturae) have to do with the notion of progress and goals in evolution? What view does current thinking in evolutionary biology overwhelmingly support?

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Do you believe that evolution is progressive?There is no rational way to approach the notion of progress using evolutionary models thereforeevolution is absolutely not progressive at all....