From where and when did consciousness come into being - or - when did humans realize they were conscious?
December 5, 2006
If you believe in evolution then at some point in the evolution process we humans became 'conscious'. So when did this happen and why? Was it that we are consciousness but it took years of evolution to get our brains to the point of capable of self awareness? Or is it that our brains became so good at thinking and creativity, that we have created what we think we are self aware?
If you don't believe in evolution then I guess the answer is easy, but I'd rather not quote scripture since we can only guess at its accuracy. After all, it was man that wrote the text.
Has a tree ever had consciousness? Are they aware of who they are? Can they make a decision, change their life direction, actively help others? It appears not, so why is it that we are the only ones, yet many people claim that trees (all object actually) are consciousness as well?
We will probably never know for sure, but I can't help but think about it...it's fun.