I'm so surprised he thinks we humans are a "rare exception" as in conscious.    This is a bit of a god complex.     Feminine energy of heart soul is feeling absent in my lens of him.   The "Hard problem of consciousness"  is resolved when you add heart and soul.,(reply>), What is heart?  There is no evidence of a soul,(reply>), There’s no evidence to suggest otherwise. There are several truly remarkable species of life on Earth. None can do what humans can do. Out of the 5 billion species to ever exist on Earth, there is only 1 human.