The evolutionary algorithm is not the only way [...] It's the best cheater I know, but likely not the only one.

Unless you meant to imply a specific problem (and very probably even then), evolutionary algorithms are actually pretty stupid. I’ll even go on a limb and claim that the evolutionary algorithm is the smartest of the stupid algorithms, where “stupid” means approximately “I understand nothing about the problem except I can tell if some solutions are better than others, if I’m given examples”.

Of course, if the problem is complicated enough that might be the best we can do.

But the main point of my article is this innovating aspect of the Evolutionary Algorithm. Unforeseen solutions delivered,

I’m not sure what you mean by “innovating”. A solution I receive from any algorithm that searches (rather than verifies) solutions will usually be unforseen. (If I foresaw it, I wouldn’t need to search for it, I’d just test it.)