Re: gratitude for randomness of genetic mutations - l think people’s cancer cells can be grateful for that, but as for evolution, it doesn’t occur, at least not as evolution is currently understood - I’ve debunked it in this thread Evolution is Actually Disproved (even though God & Atheism are Unfalsifiable)
- though there’s a new controversy l may need to cover one day, about Nylonase but suffice to say: a mutated form of nylonase enzyme in bacteria found in a sludge pool by some factory, isn’t actually a new enzyme, the parent enzyme was also an eater of nylon. The “new” form probably already existed as part of a bell curve of forms narrowed down and amplified by the harsh environment (pool of waste). As such it is a crack baby - nobody considers the amount of crack a newborn can ingest when born to a crackhead mom, to be an advancement, nor even a novel human being.
TL;DR version: evolution is a losing ticket, pop sci at its worst - avoid
Re: randomness in order, as you know from previous replies, you cannot escape randomness (quantum world). I forgot to point out though, that even the must fundamental aspect of reality - mathematics - is entwined with, and perhaps even arises from, randomness: i.e. the Prime Number sequence. At least, it seems random so far, though patterns are observed. they aren’t wholly predictable. When you consider 1 to be the first prime number, then all reality is based on randomness surely? Especially if you also consider 2 to be a prime.