Because it is alien to what is known.
Incidentally, we should expect similar bewilderment if we ever come across aliens
Carbon atoms being conscious seems pretty alien to what is known, too. Yet here we are. Maybe what's important isn't the individual thing that makes up a conscious actor, but the holistic whole?
Goes both ways.
https://terrybisson.com/theyre-made-out-of-meat-2/
Carbon atoms being conscious seems pretty alien to what is known, too. Yet here we are. Maybe what's important isn't the individual thing that makes up a conscious actor, but the holistic whole?