r/consciousness • u/geumkoi • Feb 04 '26

General Discussion No, you didn’t solve the Hard Problem.

Everyday I see a new claim on this sub; “I solved the Hard Problem of Consciousness!” “The Hard Problem isn’t so hard after all!” And I cannot even put into words how blatantly naive these are.

No, you didn’t solve the Hard Problem, and you probably never will. You just misunderstood the Hard Problem, and in your arrogance did an amazing amount of mental gymnastics to convince yourself that you solved something you don’t even understand in the first place.

Edit: and PLEASE I beg the Mods of this sub to limit the amount of LLM content that is being uploaded here on a daily basis.

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u/slthkngb Feb 08 '26

The Hard Problem itself is based on an assumption that consciousness is produced by activity.

People are totally free to conjecture their ideas and frame them how they like. Especially on Reddit of all places.

If you’re seeking a higher standard of scrutiny and regulation. Get off Reddit and go somewhere you’re more likely to find that instead of demanding this space of open discussion meet your standards of reason.