Nagel says of consciousness, "No doubt it occurs in countless forms totally unimaginable to us, on other planets in other solar systems throughout the universe. But no matter how the form may vary, the fact that an organism has conscious experience at all means, basically, that there is something it is like to be that organism."

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Nagel argues that consciousness is a universal and fundamental feature of the universe that exists in countless forms, even in organisms on other planets. He also argues that the essence of consciousness is subjective experience, and that any organism that has consciousness must have some sort of subjective experience or "something it is like to be" that organism.

Nagel Says of Consciousness, "No Doubt It Occurs in Countless