(March 10, 2022 at 4:28 am)The L Wrote:(March 7, 2022 at 1:51 pm)evolcon Wrote: The brain in non human animals constantly records, sorts and stores all sensory input, and than uses it to survive, that is what the brain evolved to do. Just like every other organ, it is a survival tool. What than is self awareness and consciousness, and why does it exist, what is it's purpose. Is it just a spandrel of language?
Consciousness doesn't need a purpose. It's a by-product of other things with a purpose. As is often the case in evolution.
Consciousness also aides with survival and the passing of one's genes, except when it comes to nuclear weapons and catastrophic climate change.
