Thanks for your reply! it is nice to interact respectfully in the comment section.

something always existed, and since consciousness is all we know, then that original something also had consciousness

To me, consciousness is what the human brain does. It is an emergent property of interconnected neurons, some of which are "looking" at what other neurons are doing, so as to be self-aware. In this viewpoint, no brain means no consciousness. I don't think consciousness evolved until humans evolved, although possibly it started with other animals, possibly even to some degree in plants, possibly even in single cells in some very basic form. But I don't think rocks are conscious, for example.

Of course I may be wrong.

Looking forward to your next post!

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