A Rose by Any Other Name

Why do we think we know what's going on? Is there some innate mechanisms allowing us to act "as if" we have a grasp of the way things are?

Perception allows us to project our internal World model so we can make willful acts in the now. The fact that you are alive attests to the vitality of this capability and capacity.

What makes "thinking", non-conscious and conscious, so important in human progress?