I would argue consciousness comes, not from cognitieve processing skills, but from empathetic skills. I see to possible ways. The first is: one forms a model o

I would argue consciousness comes, not from cognitieve processing skills, but from empathetic skills. I see to possible ways. The first is: one forms a model of 'others' (for interacting better) and then applies that model to themselves. The second is: one wants to communicate thoughts, and thus needs to create a model for thoughts. Which includes conceptualizing 'self'.