Teleology? Intentionality?

It is unlikely in the extreme that neutrons are conscious.

What we see in nature is the illusion of design.

Thus Leonard Susskind, one of the developers of String Theory," titled his book, "The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design."

Thus Richard Dawkins wrote his book, "The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design."

This apparent design arises from a process called emergence, which is to say that it is very complex and we do not understand it - and may never be able to understand it thoroughly. (Which is not to say that "It must have been magic" is ever a legitimate scientific response.)

And, yes, Data, if he existed would be conscious.