>>12470238Get enough together and it'll get hot enough to fuse into carbon and stuff.
With the right stuff together, it'll form RNA strands and make copies of itself. Some do better than aother and BOOM, evolution kicks in.
Wait a billion years for multicellular life to start coordinating.
Have a failing species pull a hail-marry of inbred freaks attain higher intelligence.
Have one of the species strive for self-improvement.