There is nothing like a rock, only atoms going on.
True. It is good to know that atoms are what a rock is made of. That there is no "nonatomic matter" in rocks.
A neutron star on the other hand is not made of atoms. It's good to know.
The question here is, is something under the hood of intelligence, what is NOT a kind of Darwinian evolution?
Some think it isn't and I agree with them.
http://edge.org/conversation/infinite-stupidity-edge-conversation-with-mark-pagel
Random change, then a selection, says Mark Pagel. As I agree, here's the link.