Full Idea
Consciousness is a kind of mistake, a malfunction of evolution, and out of this mistake a miracle occurred.
Gist of Idea
Consciousness is a malfunction of evolution
Source
Slavoj Zizek (Conversations, with Glyn Daly [2004], §2)
Book Reference
Zizek,Slavoj: 'Conversations with Zizek (with G.Daly)' [Polity 2004], p.59
A Reaction
Rather hard to prove, but actually quite an uplifting thought. If consciousness only evolved so that we could navigate and defend ourselves, our 'higher' activities seem irrelevant. But Zizek's view means we can make them central. Nice.