re: #189 Dr Lizardo

In ‘Childhood’s End’, if I remember correctly, it was the Overlords who guided human evolution to the phase where humanity would be able to merge with the Overmind, so arguably, it wasn’t really a conscious choice. It was the result of the Overlords directly intervening in human affairs.

I think the Overlord’s role was watching over the delicate period where (part of) humanity transformed into a merge-ready state. No evolution as such since it was less than 200 years from the Overlord appearance until the merge.