Why do we actually always presume that consciousness is the "big thing" in the universe, the touchstone of where everything should be directed at? Isn't it just a result of evolution that we happen to have a conscious mind, and isn't it possible that consciousness is only a minor thing in the universe, and that there are completely different things, beyond our faculties, that are much more significant than consciousness?
I mean...when you die your consciousness vanishes, and technically "nothing" of you remains.
Maybe there are creatures who are highly intelligent and have not a bit of consciousness?
So why do we always emphasize consciousness as the ultimate thing to be explained?
Thanks