Every phenomena in the universe is part of the same molecular dance; the same complex web of interactions whereby reality is woven, and existence comes to be.
To take one manifestation of nature in isolation from all others, and consider it separate, is to exhibit backward thinking, both philosophically and scientifically.
Evolution of life on earth is intrinsically linked to the unfolding drama of the universe itself; the Mesozoic era during which multi cellular life evolved on earth, occurs within the steliferous era of the cosmos.
Our intuitive understanding of evolution as a concept may be a function of our particular temporal perspective (which is of course linear). The a to b to c perspective of causality may be erroneous; but that a and b and c are intrinsically related, and that each manifests relative to the other, that’s pretty much a given.