If you really believe a human cannot be sensibly ranked above a germ...we are disconnected.
That's not what I said, and you know it. Or, maybe you don't. I've noticed an inability in you to actually understand concepts more complex than black-or-white. Let's try this again: Evolution does not deal with "higher" or "lower," it simply deals with adaptability to environment. A "germ" may be more adapted to certain environments than a human being is; the converse may also be true.