> the claim that consciousness evolved in order to predict other agent’s behavior
I fail to see why consciousness would be necessary for prediction. Any more context here?
I fail to see why consciousness would be necessary for prediction. Any more context here?
Unless I'm showing my ignorance here, which is quite likely.
You need consciousness to “step outside” into a 3rd person or 2nd person view.
> Without consciousness you experience a single unified reality: your reality.
To me the word "experience" is what consciousness seems to be about. In that case without consciousness you can "step outside" and everything, but you would have no "internal experience" of any sort. i.e. be a "philosophical zombie" [1].