Is not just that evolution makes sense of the natural world that matters, it is that, without an understanding of evolution, we will be robbed of wonder, unable to fully perceive and experience the the beauty of the natural world.

Are lichen surprising and remarkable if one can simply say the bacteria, algae and fungi were just designed all at once to work together in their symbiosis? Without evolutionary theory the interplay and negotiation of ecosystems becomes invisible and trivial.