@luigirovatti “Do you think intelligence is the manipulation of knowledge”
No. Intelligence is a capacity for gaining and applying knowledge, not the actual usage itself.
“when the consciousness is knowing ourselves”
This phrase appears to be nonsensical.
“Even the simplest creature is somewhat conscious”
What makes you think this? I don’t know of any scientific or philosophical way to back this assertion up. Consciousness, after all, is not merely the ability to react to an environment. It is a first-personal experiential phenomenon that requires higher cognitive abilities.
“and many creatures with lesser intelligence are far more conscious than man”
This again requires more than a mere assertion. Consciousness, for the most part, is on/off. You either are a conscious being or you are not. And while there are certainly degrees of alertness and introspection that conscious beings may experience at any given time, it doesn’t really make sense to say that some species are more or less conscious than others.