@Fegie. Can't think of a way of getting into what you asked without taking the thread way off course.Tried it before in an appropriate thread but nobody could/would engage,as there is loads to consider and it is a minefield.
    I suppose I can say this though.There is a very large group of people who have experienced something regarding consciousness/awareness that they want science to address.This experience gives a perspective that reveals something about existence, they think, and my thinking heavily leans that way too.
       Here is a clip of someone trying to convey it.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV5Vptx0iJw

Apologies and carry on.8)