The difference with Woozle is that people don't have an (vague, but still existing) idea of what consciousness is, or direct lived experience of it, that they can tap into for recognizing it in others.
>What makes you so sure any of us have an idea of what it means to be conscious?
I know we have an idea. It might not be right or accurate, but we very well have an idea.
>Human cognition also provides the experiencer the illusion of free will.
And I'm fine with it, as I also consider it an open question. We could very well have free will, the mechanistic view of the universe is too 18th century.
