That probably requires a whole essay. To me it's self evident that I exist and that I can differentiate myself from the rest of reality (or what I perceive to be reality). Can I prove to anyone else that I am real...that is another argument altogether without going into a solipsist line of reasoning.
Is a virus alive? That is up for debate. It's probably a bad example. A better question would be what is consciesness? In fact since you stated that "there is no evidence that consciousness exists either" a better starting point would have been to ask you what is consciousness to you to make sure that we are referring to the same concept.
All life is aware of itself through electrical stimulation within its own physiology. If all life is conscious then it is redundant to use them term interchangeably with other concepts such as free will.
You can place a plant in a pot and it will believe that its roots taking the shape of the pot it is its own free will. Same applies to humans. You can place a human in our world and believe that his choices and his and not of the pot that he exists.
provide evidence
That probably requires a whole essay. To me it's self evident that I exist and that I can differentiate myself from the rest of reality (or what I perceive to be reality). Can I prove to anyone else that I am real...that is another argument altogether without going into a solipsist line of reasoning.
He's playing a language game. He's doesn't actually know what he means.
all life knows that it exists due to the fact that anything alive communicated within itself with electrical signals.
Being aware of one's existence is pretty much the definition of consciousness.
so all life is conscious?
is a virus conscious that gets activated when it touched another cell after being dormant for months?
if not, why not?
Is a virus alive? That is up for debate. It's probably a bad example. A better question would be what is consciesness? In fact since you stated that "there is no evidence that consciousness exists either" a better starting point would have been to ask you what is consciousness to you to make sure that we are referring to the same concept.
All life is aware of itself through electrical stimulation within its own physiology. If all life is conscious then it is redundant to use them term interchangeably with other concepts such as free will.
You can place a plant in a pot and it will believe that its roots taking the shape of the pot it is its own free will. Same applies to humans. You can place a human in our world and believe that his choices and his and not of the pot that he exists.