Indeed, this is a very interesting question and requires a profound sequence of thoughts that indefinitely compound onto one another. Yes, what if the spectating conscious organism is merely a feline unbeknownst to the whereabouts of quantum mechanics and the experiment? I believe the electrons would still act accordingly, due to the fact that an organism is still prompting a flow of information through the process of observation. In terms of the blind persona, vision goes far deeper than just the eyes. It is perception and the manifestation of the mind that creates our discernation of this world. Ah, I agree, it is very broad to sort this experiment into binary terms and incredulous claims. There is much to this world we do not know, but the only thing left to do is constantly steering the wagon of your intelligence towards the feast of knowledge that awaits.