Does evolution support intelligence driven design?

As well as to humans, it is widely accepted that intelligence can be attributed to many other species.If intelligent species use intelligence in the selection of sexual partners then intelligence is an evolutionary pressure along with other natural drivers.Is this a form of intelligent design consistent with the Theory of Evolution?

So creativity (which I think is a form of intelligence) is an evolutionary pressure. So we have creative design!OK, perhaps not.Creativity is being selected but not necessarily employed in the selection process.But surely people do make intelligent decisions when choosing partners. It's not just instinct is it?Edited by sinequanon, : No reason given.

I deliberately used the phrase "intelligence driven design" rather than Intelligent Design, to avoid direct association.Is intelligence involved in the process of selecting a sexual partner?The idea is to consider whether intelligence involves "the mind" and to what extent the mind is considered a physical thing.

But intelligence was involved in the survival of the "red hair genetics" (forgive my terminology)?So your "mind", rather than just your instinct, intervened in the evolution process?

Eventually. No. This can be answered whether or not the mind is considered a physical thing.

Just to clarify. The thread is asking if intelligence is involved in evolution through the process of selection.The context of the thread can be discussed as an addendum or in a seperate thread, once the main point has been answered.

RAZD answered it so that's a matter of opinion. I have clarified. Would you say it is confined to humans or could it apply to other species?Edited by sinequanon, : No reason given.