The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware, Kurzgesagt Consciousness Critiqued

Once in a while someone tries to explain the origin of consciousness in scientific terms. Kurzgesagt has tried to do that in the episode titled 'The Origin of Consciousness - How Unaware Things Became Aware'. I'll be analysing and critiquing their argument. Will their claims stand up to scrutiny?

Bob's Source Code:

https://github.com/ConsciousnessMatters/ArtificialBobConsciousness

Videos Referenced:

The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware
https://youtu.be/H6u0VBqNBQ8

Kinetochore and Mitosis
https://youtu.be/IvJrDsRuWxQ

Is Consciousness Doing Anything (Making Sense with Sam Harris)
https://youtu.be/87Gd_E_TNCI

John Cleese: Philosophy, Spirituality & Political Correctness
https://youtu.be/jr4wo0fG8kQ

Images:

Richard Dawkins
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Dawkins_no_Fronteiras_do_Pensamento_Porto_Alegre_(18207784825).jpg

Sam Harris
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TT4_7749-3566899238-O_(15374983126).jpg

Rupert Sheldrake
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Sheldrake#/media/File:Sheldrake_TASC2008.JPG

Referenced Material:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02134/full#supplementary-material