Self-evidently, we are nothing more than highly coordinated, goal-seeking organisms. From the inside, the physical processing that is naturally and autonomically occurring at the centre of our physiology is objectively inaccessible, even while being subjectively present. From the outside, this very same processing is objectively accessible, even while being subjectively absent. In contrast with all other physical processes that we observe, our own central processing seems to be ontologically unique. Because of this, when we conceptually abstract and label it for purposes of discussion, we unwittingly reify it into seeming as though it is, in fact, a non-physical effect (commonly known as "consciousness", "awareness", "cognition", "sentience", "mind", etc) of a physical cause at our centre. This gives us the false impression that there is a real ontological difference (and therefore, a vast explanatory gap) between our subjectivity and our objectivity. The impossibility of filling this non-existent gap with an explanation has come to be known as the "hard problem of consciousness". Practically speaking, all that's REALLY there is a highly coordinated, goal-seeking organism, along with its own central processing, and all that it entails. Other than this central processing, there is no reason why it feels like anything to BE these organisms that we are. This realisation is the dissolution of the "hard problem".
I liked this IIT presentation this year. Specially Giulio Tononi's answer for 2:37:44
Self-evidently, we are nothing more than highly coordinated, goal-seeking organisms.
From the inside, the physical processing that is naturally and autonomically occurring at the centre of our physiology is objectively inaccessible, even while being subjectively present.
From the outside, this very same processing is objectively accessible, even while being subjectively absent.
In contrast with all other physical processes that we observe, our own central processing seems to be ontologically unique.
Because of this, when we conceptually abstract and label it for purposes of discussion, we unwittingly reify it into seeming as though it is, in fact, a non-physical effect (commonly known as "consciousness", "awareness", "cognition", "sentience", "mind", etc) of a physical cause at our centre.
This gives us the false impression that there is a real ontological difference (and therefore, a vast explanatory gap) between our subjectivity and our objectivity.
The impossibility of filling this non-existent gap with an explanation has come to be known as the "hard problem of consciousness".
Practically speaking, all that's REALLY there is a highly coordinated, goal-seeking organism, along with its own central processing, and all that it entails.
Other than this central processing, there is no reason why it feels like anything to BE these organisms that we are.
This realisation is the dissolution of the "hard problem".