However, it is hard to understand why the specific religious concept which they regard as outdated superstition, should be replaced by another superstition, popular in 19 century, that a directed evolution of species can result from random genetic mutations and
random environmental fluctuations.
Researchers say the changes may be due to
random biochemical
fluctuations known as stochasticity, or «noise» — variability occurring over time and influenced by
environmental factors.