The proponents of CBC claim that all living organisms down to prokaryotes have consciousness. However, their arguments lack empirical evidence or are refuted by established facts. [Image: see text]
Whether some animal species possess consciousness is no longer the question; rather how their environment and evolution shaped species-specific forms of self-awareness.
Various groups misinterpret ‘information' as evidence of design or consciousness. But information is just a form of matter or energy; it does not require consciousness to receive and process it.