Are you telling me that evolution doesn't require that one species become another one in order to get all the different species that we observe today?
One species begatting another yes.
I'm talking about a completely different type of organism, or a significant transition between two organisms.
A cat giving birth to a dog, bird hatching a mammal, organism A giving birth to completely different organism B no.
If "elitist" just means "not the dumbest motherfucker in the room", I'll be an elitist!
*not an actual doctor