So while there are points in evolution where results are sensitive to initial conditions (the birth of the Cambrian explosion could be one) this by no means rules out the influences of large trends.

• 所以，虽然进化的观点认为结果对于初始条件是非常敏感的（寒武纪生命大爆发就是其一），但是这绝不可能排除大趋势的影响。