Seems like category error to me. the purpose of perception is to replicate faster, spread farther, alter gene frequencies, etc. nervous systems evolved in multi

Seems like category error to me. the purpose of perception is to replicate faster, spread farther, alter gene frequencies, etc. nervous systems evolved in multicellular animals from their cell to cell signalling systems. i think its error to imagine there is a "bottom" that grounds consciousness. its just an emergent phenomenon only describable from the inside. saying consciousness requires needs is like saying "motherhood" is grounded in "love." its just infinite regress. consciousness is a behavior, selected for over 100Myears because having an world model is a better way of spreading than performing a random walk for some creatures. diatoms seem to be doing just fine without it.