| − | '''Consciousness''' is a unique quality of [[human|humans]] - it is the quality of being self-aware, and rising above one's baser [[animal]] instincts. Grappling with the question of consciousness - why is humanity conscious, and no other species? - is an important question in [[philosophy]] and [[religion]]. Creationists believe that, on account of the [[creation|creation story]], consciousness is God's gift to man, since we are made in His image. | + | '''Consciousness''' is a unique quality of [[human|humans]]{{fact}} - it is the quality of being self-aware, and rising above one's baser [[animal]] instincts. Grappling with the question of consciousness - why is humanity conscious, and no other species? - is an important question in [[philosophy]] and [[religion]].{{fact}} Creationists believe that, on account of the [[creation|creation story]], consciousness is God's gift to man, since we are made in His image. {{fact}} |