If anything can be said to "contribute to evolution" it is the way that
molecular bonds form. Which is determined by the properties of the strong
and the weak forces. Which is again a property of space-time. I have not
seen it supposed that space-time or the strong and weak forces are conscious
of anything.
Evolution, like shit, happens. Live with it. Why multiple entities
(consciousness) unnecessarily? We've known since at least since the 12th
Century that this is a major logical error. And not all the mystics in the
universe can alter that any more than they can "contribute to evolution". If
they claim otherwise, let them prove it. A modified virus would be an
acceptable form of proof.
TheHermit