The greatest misconception is that evolution occurs in the absence of context and environmental pressure. All of the above misconceptions has this preconceived notion of evolution being some type of constant force without context. Nearly all mutations and phenotype variance are deadly and non-adaptable traits in the context of stable environments. Major environmental changes, like the oxygenation of this planet that killed-off virtually all life, result in evolutionary changes. In some sense, life is built upon the countless death of his forebears, and future life will necessitate the extinction of this world and her children.