[nativeit]

Hard to define something that science has yet to formally outline, and is largely still in the realm of religion.

[EMIRELADERO]

That depends entirely on whether you believe understanding requires consciousness.

I believe that the type of understanding demonstrated here doesn't. Consciousness only comes into play when we become aware that such understanding has taken place, not on the process itself.

[stefl14]

Shameless plug of personal blog post, but relevant. Still not fully edited, so writing is a bit scattered, but crux is we now have the framework for talking about consciousness intelligently. It's not as mysterious as in the past, considering advances in non-equilibrium thermodynamics and the Free Energy Principle in particular.

https://stefanlavelle.substack.com/p/i-am-therefore-i-feel