It's a hard problem because we assume based upon our materialistic view that is's an emerging factor of our brain. Yet in our experience it's the essence of wh

It's a hard problem because we assume based upon our materialistic view that is's an emerging factor of our brain. Yet in our experience it's the essence of who we are. So based upon our Western view of the world it's merely a side effect. Based upon our experience it's the core factor of our being. Without experience there is nothing experienced there is meaning without it. That's the misalignment most people are struggling with.