You are conflating 'evolution is directionless' with 'no stages'. Stages can only be seen when looking back at the evolutionary history. For example: Study re

You are conflating 'evolution is directionless' with 'no stages'. Stages can only be seen when looking back at the evolutionary history. For example: Study reveals human body has gone through four stages of evolution (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/bu-srh083115.php http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-08/bu-srh083115....) http://www.pnas.org/content/112/37/11524.abstract http://www.pnas.org/content/112/37/11524.abstract