The whole universe is alive and we are just part of a larger concious being. Think about the bugs that help us survive in our gut. Do they know there are part of a larger organism or are they just like us," trying to survive without suffering. <a href=""http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23universalconciousness"">#universalconciousness</a> <a href=""http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23panpsychism"">#panpsychism</a>",(reply>), There are bacteria living in our gut, not bugs.