A common misconception about evolution is that follows a linear progression to higher forms. There is no ladder it's ascending, it's a spreading tree ( http://e

A common misconception about evolution is that follows a linear progression to higher forms. There is no ladder it's ascending, it's a spreading tree ( http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_07 http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_07). It's a system that is exploring a fitness landscape with many local maxima for reproductive success. We have no prove that developing a species with self-aware intelligence is inevitable.