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Consciousness is linked to fitness as a trait that enhances an organism's survival and reproductive success [1], and it is theorized to function specifically as a mechanism for managing the complex trade-offs required to maximize fitness [2].

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Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com Springer 1 fact
claimThe pathological complexity thesis asserts that the function of consciousness is to enable an agent to respond to pathological complexity, which is defined as the economic trade-off problem organisms face when pursuing the teleonomic goal of maximizing fitness.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact
claimConsciousness is a trait that meets George Williams' criteria of species universality, complexity, and functionality, and it is a trait that apparently increases fitness.