Exactly. I'm the one who said it was an algorithm. You're the one who said it was a physical process. Put the beer down.
An algorithm is an abstraction that may be applied to any physical phenomenon. As such it repesents the phenomenon and is not identified coterminously with the same. Mathematical equations, too, are representative of abstract thought. Attributing the variation of specices solely to mutations and natural selection and nothing more is certainly an interesting way to interpret the data, but there are any number of theories that could be just as explanatory, especially since both of these are applied post facto. Neither an abstract mathematical equation, nor conjectures related to causes of speciation, have need of making direct reference to theological ramifications. But it is generally held that science seeks accurately to explain objective reality. It is free to do so in terms of intelligent design.