Consciousness is the emergence after context, provided the one granted “conscious ability” or “free will” use their will intentionally with humility toward understanding those contexts. So yes, consciousness always exists, as a key, if the key is not used, you use will to prevent consciousness. Which is a path of ignorance and is the true sin, “missing the mark” the only path there ever has been is that of a path of wisdom. Any other path is sin for it is missing the mark. That was the entire biblical story in a nutshell. Mans dawning of conscious ability to be squandered in the name of pleasurable contextual scenarios that are ultimately traps of negating wisdom and understanding of both self and the system that self interacts in and with.
And this is only consciousness, not the subconscious and unconscious aspects which are still parts of consciousness. Stepping stones, consciousness through its inevitability, will continue to and always has existed.