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What a really deep thought. Although I don't think that consciousness 'evolved', we (humans) always had it. Like most that we already know or are aware of, we just had to remember.
What I find interesting, is your implication that with consciousness comes great responsibility - the implication that we could destroy ourselves. Quite different than the predominant self-preservation instinct that other animals have.
Of course we have the self preservation instinct too, but I think that it mainly applies to the individual rather than the species. Therein lies the rub - for most animals the individual's self-preservation instinct is sufficient to protect the entire species. One rogue, self-centered and greedy prarie dog hardly has the means to eliminate the entire species. But a human, under the right circumstances does.
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My life's work is to bridge the gap between that which is perceived by the mind and that which is quantifiable by words and numbers.
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