If you presuppose that consciousness follows intelligence you end up in a philosophy that you rewrite endlessly. If you suppose the inverse relationship where consciousness is pre-existent and an intelligence becomes self-aware as a result then you instead embark on a spiritual quest.

The mind has the interesting property that as it cuts itself into pieces it hones itself sharper and sharper. This however is a painful way of life where joy and innocence are sacrificed for power and control.