No, Pete, natural selection takes moments and occurs every time a preditor catches its prey. It is evolution by natural selections that takes a long time (or more precisely a
Large number of generations). It is important to keep the distinction clearly in mind.

So back to the main point. You have agreed that in this very limited example Dawinian mechanisms are the driving force, even you you would prefer to quibble about the name. You have also agreed natural selection is taking place. And also, despite the offer of a chance to withdraw or rephrase it, you have agreed evolution is taking place. So by any sort of logic I am aware of, you have agreed Darwinian evolution by natural selection is taking place, unless you have an alternative explanation.

Such an agreement would go down in Mudcat history, so it is as well to note what is not covered by this. No mention of goo--to-you; nothing about gaining or losing genetic material; nothing about consciousness and certainly nothing about self consciousness. Nothing about biological systems at all.

But still an agreement the in some circumstances, Darwin's ideas work.