Tony: We know so little about life. That's why we never cease to be surprised.

David:Evolution is full of surprises

Tony: The theory of evolution is full of holes, not surprises, hence why I said life

Take a look at Talbott's thoughts III from yesterday to which dhw responded. We're not supposed to question how we got here, just accept that life is a marvelous functioning system and is no more than 'just is'. Origin is not to be questioned. It's still chance or design, nothing more. Scientists look at a history of mutations and tell us we now know how evolution works for this change. No they don't. They only know how it works, not why.