I like to lean towards the concept that objective natural law is the basic state of existence, and that it is then observed by consciousness and subjective experience/sense. This provides two perspectives of the universe: the objective and the subjective, which are both equally important IMO.

Objective/big-picture If life and/or humans never existed, or if we weren't there to observe it, the universe would still run its course and end in eventual heat death, observed or unobserved it remains the same even if some of the atoms are re-arranged.

We may be able to use our free will and/or consciousness to re-arrange some of the atoms and direct some of the energy with the concept of cause and effect, but natural laws will remain unchanged, and in a big-picture sense, nothing (in terms of natural law) will be very different because of consciousness or human will. The laws of physics will remain the same, the end remains the same, the universe will be relatively unchanged; conscious or not.

In terms of after-death, it remains true; there may or may not be an afterlife, but just because we cannot sense it or are conscious when we are present in it does not mean it can't exist or does not persist after we are unconscious. If there is a world after death, it too will continue to work despite consciousness, observed or unobserved.

Subjectuve/Individual Bringing in some psychology, humans absolutely love to assign significance to things. It's in our nature. Thus our whole subjective worldview is based on our senses and how we assign significance to our experiences so in a subjective sense it would be impossible to know something outside our knowledge or current mode of operation.

But unlike the objective view of existence, this perspective adds purpose and importance to the world. A vital part to self discovery is forging your own purpose in life. Whether that is serving a Creator, investigating the secrets of the universe, or simply being happy, the essence of being conscious and sensing the world is about what you make of it, and how you forge it into something valuable to you.

In the end, we have the natural law that dictates what the universe is, independent of consciousness, then we have the subjective senses that feed into what we know to be consciousness, thus creating individual worldviews. In my opinion, both perspectives are important to understanding what it is to exist and to be conscious.

TLDR: Objective existence is the natural state, and is then observed through subjective consciousness-- Objective existence will persist regardless of consciousness or perception-- Subjective existence is based on humans assigning significance and forging their own purpose

I switched my daily driver to Linux Mint Debian Edition recently and it definitely does combine the best of both. It's easy to use and coming from plain debian has everything that I'm used to. Been loving it so far.

Interesting, I will give it a try (cause I'm bored and why not)

Biblical: 1 Eve (Genesis) 2 Rebecca (Genesis) 3 Leah (Genesis) 4 Sara/Sarai (Genesis) 5 Rachel (Joshua) 6 Ruth (Ruth) 7 Naomi (Ruth) 8 Esther (Esther) 9 Bathsheeba (Samuel) 10 Tamar (Samuel) 11 Jezabel (Kings) 12 Mary (Matthew) 13 Mary Magdeline (Matthew)

Music 14 Taylor Swift 15 Lana Del Rey 16 Bille Eilish 17 Selina Gomez 18 Demi Lovato 19 Halsey 20 Doja Cat 21 Nikki Minaj 22 Megan Thee Stalion 23 Cardi B 24 Ice Spice (Isis G?) 25 Laura Brehm 26 Veela (Victoria) 27 Tori Kelly 28 Anvril Lavigne 29 Katy Perry 30 Carrie Underwood 31 Kelly Clarkson 32 Nelly Furtado 33 Dolly Parton 34 Shannon (let the music play) 35 Paula Abdul 36 Meg Myers 37 Olivia Newton John 38 Seline Dion 39 Janet Jackson 40 Latoya Jackson 41 Natasha Beddingfield 42 Olivia Rodrigo 43 Sara Ross 44 Kylie Montigue 45 Lily Alen 46 Ellie Goulding 47 Mariah Carey 48 Tinashe 49 Samantha Fox 50 Shakira

TV/Movies/Pop Culture 51 Terry Ferell 52 Marina Sirtis 53 Nana Visitor 54 Nichelle Nicols 55 Carrie Fisher 56 Billie Piper 57 Jenna Coleman 58 Alex Kingston 59 Catherine Tate 60 Karen Gillian 61 Scarlet Johansen 62 Gal Gadot 63 Marina Cosgrove 64 Janette Mcurty 65 Belle Delphine 66 Rachel Ray 67 Jojo Siwa 68 sssniperwolf 69 your mom

History/Authors 70 Cleopatra 71 Hatshepsut 72 Marie Curie 73 Marie Antoinette 74 Jane Austen 75 Louisa May Alcott 76 Laura Ingals Wilder 77 Mary Shelly 78 Emily Dickinson 79 Queen Victoria I 80 Queen Elizabeth II 81 Margaret Thatcher 82 Princess Diana 83 JK Rowling 84 Emily Rodda 85 Pokahontas (prob buchered spelling) 86 Sakejawia (also buchered spelling) 87 Jean de Arc 88 Kamala Harris 89 Rosa Parks 90 Hariet Tubman 91 Betsy Ross 92 Mulan 93 Helen of Troy 94 Penelope (Ithica) 95 Hypatia 96 Sappho 97 Mona Lisa? 98 Aileen Wuornos 99 Anne Frank 100 Mother Tereisa

It actually took me longer than I thought, about 35 min, and it did get pretty hard towards the end