词汇：prerequisite

n. 先决条件

相关场景

Now, as I think about how life must constantly manage information in order to remain alive, I wonder if consciousness is fundamentally related to life. Not because all conscious things need to be alive as a prerequisite, but because increased levels of consciousness allows life to flourish.

现在，当我思考生命必须如何不断地管理信息才能生存时，我想知道意识是否从根本上与生命有关。不是因为所有有意识的事物都需要活着作为先决条件，而是因为意识水平的提高让生命蓬勃发展。

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