Sorry, missed that part.
Consciousness requires a sophisticated brain of some kind, which consumes a lot of energy, whereas natural processes that create energy (or rather unlock potential energy) tend to be brute force, simpler chemistry and physics. Even the Sun is just ramming atoms together under high temperatures and gravity. This suggests a general rule that anything conscious is an energy sink whilst an energy source is too simple to be conscious.
Of course, extrapolation of the natural laws is near meaningless for something that created the natural laws and Universe.
Matthew Greet
Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
- Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
