Here is a summary of what we conclude upon considering the Bhagavatam’s description of evolution in Canto 3, Chapters 5 & 6 (which itself reiterates Canto 2, Chapters 5 & 6):
Bhāgavatam describes the evolution of senses, intelligence, emotion, individuality, and consciousness via combinations of material elements; but unlike the modern theory that this occurs from nothing and by chance, the Bhāgavata theory asserts that evolution is driven by the need to facilitate networking between the inert world and the qualities and attributes inherent within quantums of supra-material sentience.
The Enquirer 