Full Idea
The overwhelming evidence is that the process of evolution, far from being intelligent and purposeful, is wasteful and cruel.
Gist of Idea
All the evidence says evolution is cruel and wasteful, not intelligent
Source
Steven Pinker (The Blank Slate [2002], Ch.7)
Book Reference
Pinker,Steven: 'The Blank Slate' [Penguin 2003], p.130
A Reaction
This is why opponents should reject evolution totally, rather than compromise with it. Stick to a 6000-year-old world, fossils sent to test our faith, and species created in a flash (with no pain or waste).