But if we ever have an definitive for the origin and "progress" of species, it won't come from biologists. They just think too small. The answers, if we get them, will come from physicists.
Biologists just want to look at the double helix, and it doesn't cross their minds what might happen if that double helix could cross time and space.
You know, a lot of people dislike sushi although they've never tried it. Read his books. They're fascinating. After all, there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.