I don't yet see where doom is spelled for Natural Selection; the burden of your argument thus far is to demonstrate that evolution happens for no reason at all. THAT is the only way to dislodge Natural Selection. -My intent is not to get rid of NS at all. It certainly plays an important role, but it is not a driving force for evolution. All the aspects you discuss are the driving force, expecially the James Shapiro approach, whose book I'll soon be into.