HYPOTHESIS AND THEORY article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Consciousness Research
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1636473
This article is part of the Research TopicBridging Gaps in Understanding Consciousness: Multidisciplinary PerspectivesView all 4 articles
A New Future of Life: On the Origin of Earth’s Universal Bio-Consciousness
Provisionally accepted
- No affiliation, Toronto, Canada
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Recent studies increasingly support the notion that life and consciousness are inherently linked. Several emerging theories provide new perspectives on the origin and evolution of consciousness, including the Cellular Basis of Consciousness theory, the Living Mirror theory, and the Cognition-Based Evolution theory. Moreover, declarations such as the New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness further underscore the need for a unified understanding of consciousness. To bridge this gap, this paper presents a unified framework on the Origin of Earth Universal Bio-Consciousness through the intersection of evolutionary biology, consciousness studies, and philosophy, incorporating the following core principles: (1) Universal Bio-Consciousness theory or Bio-Consciousness originates from Bio-Consciousness theory states that cell bio-consciousness originates from pre-existing cell bio-consciousness, developing not spontaneously but rather continuously from pre-existing first conscious cell - FUCA; (2) Absolute Bio-Consciousness and Relative Bio-Matter Cell theory suggests that bio-consciousness evolution precedes genome and organic evolution: (2.1) Spencer's theory of Life states that life precedes organization; (2.2) Minot's theory of Biological Consciousness is the primary cause of biological evolution; (2.3) Popper's theory of Evolutionary Hierarchy: functional changes precede structural ones, and evolution proceeds as a cyclical process; (3) Universal Genome Evolution theory states that universal DNA is a structural correlate of universal bio-consciousness; in this framework, bio-consciousness is a primary causal agent, directing genetic adaptations; (4) Ontogenetic Evolution of Universal Bio-Consciousness theory states that the individual lifetime's evolution of bio-consciousness begins at the moment of egg cell fertilization - zygote; Furthermore, (5) the first principle of philosopher Descartes 'Cogito ergo sum' has a novel interpretation by defining relationships between bio-consciousness, verbal thought, and verbal language. Consequently, the (6) Verbal Communication Sense theory argues that verbal thought is dependent on bio-consciousness and lacks its independent capacity for thinking; therefore, its primary function is communication 'sense.' (7) Positive and Negative Bio-Consciousness theory suggests that unicellular bio-consciousness and multicellular bio-consciousness exist in two forms: positive and negative. Finally, (8) the emergence of human-like Artificial Consciousness is highly unlikely, as bio-consciousness is tied to biological lineage and does not arise spontaneously. Several recommendations are provided regarding the ethics of artificial intelligence and its responsible deployment.
Keywords: FUCA1, evolution2, Consciousness 3, thought 4, language 5, cell 6, DNA 7, artificial intelligence 8
Received: 27 May 2025; Accepted: 09 Oct 2025.
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* Correspondence: Akbota Tleuberdinova, akbotat9@gmail.com
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