Nobody asked me anything about chaos theory, so I guess you're just making that up. Why won't you answer the question of what that bit about Wallace has to do with evolution? I know you didn't post it, but your friend seems suddenly reticent...
Chance is the pseudonym of God when He did not want to sign. Anatole France
He sprung from the same gnostic, anti-God, theosophical, socialistic materialism which birthed many 19th century "thinkers."
When studying history as well as science, it's important to see the timeline and context clearly.
The money behind Darwin created Darwin, et al.
All mathematics is based upon mutually-agreed upon "givens" which cannot stand up to intense scrutiny without a handshake and a wink. It works to get airplanes in the air and it works to create aspirin to get rid of a headache.
But the deeper questions confound mathmematics and science just like they do the bushman in Africa and the first-grader in Peoria. They answer those questions with more numbers...endless numbers in endless mazes. And still they're only guessing; still they can't cure cancer or stop Africa from being destroyed or keep the earthquakes at bay or explain why Angelina Jolie represents UNICEF.