Were evolution driven randomly, there would be sudden emergences on all time scales. WTP?
Ah, but evolution isn't driven randomly. Billions of mutations are happening all the time, most of them either harmful (they get washed out) or neutral (they're ignored). Given that raw material to work with, the changing environment rather ruthlessly filters out whatever isn't right for the time. And that's not random. It can be modeled, with great advantage.
Specific examples of Genetic Algorithms. Practical applications galore!
I can make a strong argument that evolution is not driven randomly...
there would be sudden emergences on all time scales.
Now you lost me.