Yes it is.
consciousness, awareness is scalar. it isn't a form
I'm not sure what you mean by that.
I stick by what I said. And your rejection at face value doesn't convince me otherwise.
So again: consciousness and awareness are
not the same thing. While they certainly overlap, or deal with the same type of "experience" of individuals, they are not the same in the expression thereof.
And awareness surely has gradients.
The awareness of an amoeba is not of the same level of the awareness of a cat.
And the awareness of a cat is not of the same level as the awareness of a chimp.
And the awareness of a chimp is not of the same level as the awareness of a human.
For example, a cat won't pass the spot-test (it doesn't recognize itself in the mirror), so it's not so much self-aware as humans and chimps are.
But cats are aware of their environment, to the point where they can use the environment by planning with intent to achieve a goal. For example, it might use a sharp rock to scratch itself, or it might use a boulder as a means to be able to reach a roof.
An amoeba does none of these things and it merely, reacts to external stimuli. So it is "aware" only in the sense that it has a sensory experience. But it's pretty much in terms of instinctive reflexes. There's no thought or intent that enters into it. It's just action / reaction.
To say that all these types of experiencing the world around us, and being "aware" of the world around us (and ourselves) are exactly the same, is just patently and obviously wrong.
