Is or was evolution the guiding force in human development?

Question

If true, how is it that higher forms of life evolved with male & female sexes? If we are the pinnacle of the evolutionary process, how is it that we have the disavantage of requiring a member of the opposite sex to reproduce. Lower forms of life, i.e. bacteria, viruses, and protozoa are sexless and far more prolific? They can reproduce by far simpler methods, why can't we? How does evolution explain a human infant? I find evolution hard to believe in this respect. What about you?

Answer 1

This allows for diversity, which allows for natural selection, which allows for an improved species, unisex species depend on mutation for improvement, and that is limited to individual creatures and their offspring. Plants are male and female as well.
http://www.trueorigin.org/sex01.asp

Answer 2

There is no guiding force in evolution.
According to the brutally simple principle of evolution, whatever keeps you alive is better.
Sex came about as genetic mixing, which in turn increased differentiation and the chances for passing "good genes" on.
Evolution never tries to create a human. It only acts as a way of describing selection of the better organism.
A human infant is an example of the slow, slightly changing process evolution is. Bigger brains helped, bigger ones came. Birth? Humanity had to deal with it.
I think this is a simple idea, and though I am religious, I do not make a blind jump to one or the other, but reconcile the two

Answer 3

There is no such thing as a "pinnacle of evolution." Genes are fundamentally replicators, and the "best" is the one that can continue to make replicants of itself. To do this, genetics have evolved multiple methods particular to their size, environment and resources. Everything alive today is at the same point. Essentially, all life on Earth are at their pinnacle.
I would suggest reading The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins.

Answer 4

Evolution is the guiding force? No, I think it is Revolution! We have been probably able to use genetic modification to guide human evolution for some time now. The forces of evolution are not functional anymore.