I believe practically everyone would answer yes to this question.>>
Yep.
<<2) Does evolution always result in an increase in complexity?
Most evolutionary scientists would undoubtedly answer no to
this question. The interesting question is somewhere between
these extremes, but closer to (2)>>
Agreed
<<3) Is there a general trend (with a few possible exceptions)
towards increasing complexity during evolution?
This question is very controversial. My own opinion is yes and
I suspect the majority of evolutionists might also say yes.
There are notable individuals (Steve Gould) who argue in the
negative though. A key point is that this may be only an
apparent trend due to our perceptions being influenced by faulty
sampling. i.e., the cases we tend to be most interested in are
those involving increasing complexity.>>
Good point