"In brief, without mental images, the organism would not be able to perform IN TIMELY FASHION, the large-scale integration of information critical for survival, not to mention well-being. Moreover, without a sense of self and without the feelings that integrate it, such large-scale mental integrations of information would not be ORIENTED to the problems of life, namely, survival and the achievement of well-being" (Looking for Spinoza, p. 208) emphasis mine.
Mental images are needed to speed up processing of information. The sense of self is needed for orientation. Consciousness is a by-product of faster processing.
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