Well I think it's possibly more interesting if they aren't exactly experts in this particular field.

One thing that is definitely true across the board is that all life has a golden rule:

1. Just survive.

That sets up the emergence of adaptation. Everything in our world is influenced by life. Adaptation, whether that's expressed by our agency or not can be extrapolated and assumed to have a humanistic teleological conclusion. Like you said, this stuff is mostly random, but it's hard to see it outside the context of having a "goal" because of our human lens.

That said, adaptation is present in many fields because it goes hand in hand with life. Whether that's sociology, philosophy, psychology, business etc.

Let me know if I can contribute in anyway. I'll give it a go if I have the time to do it.

I study neuroscience, computer science, and biology. I also like philosophy.