**Biological Exceptionalism** is the belief that only certain biological systems are uniquely capable of being conscious.
Three key elements grant them this ability:
1️⃣ They are alive and constantly struggling to maintain this unstable equilibrium state.
2️⃣ They construct internal models of their external environment and understand their place within it.
3️⃣ They create models (plans) for the solution of specific problems and can "run" internal "simulations" of multiple such models in their minds before selecting one for implementation.