== Ludicrous? == 

 Surely this is not the proper word to use in this instance: "To a biologist, describing the biological evolutionary process as goal-oriented would seem as ludicrous as a physicist claiming that the ultimate goal of gravity is to keep the Earth in its present orbit." "Unsubstantiated" is not the same thing as "ludicrous." Any biologist that believes the notion of evolution existing for some purpose is incongruous and/or ridiculous - or any physicist that believes that the notion of gravity existing to keep the Earth in orbit is incongruous and/or ridiculous - needs to consult a philosopher.