Those adaptive qualities which allow species to thrive carry on in the species. Darwin got in trouble with organized religion of his day which advanced a contrary theory arguing that creation was ready made by in a single act by a creator and all things now are as they have always been since the act of creation. The test of the conflicting theories goes to the heart of the scientific method and the ability to prove the falsity of a theory. Since the creation theory depends upon revealed religion for its verification, it does not rank as a rational theory. It resides in the realm of belief and faith.
Data operate upon human beings at a pre-awareness level.
You are aware at this stage that the sensations are signals requiring interpretation. They are out of the ordinary in that no sensations are the expected norm. The sensations are out of sync with what you expect you expect no signals at all, you desire no sensations at all. If the sensations suddenly stopped, you would feel relief. These are the qualities of data, unprocessed signals from the external world impinging on a conscious human being's internal world Information.