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Why has science not even attempted to solve the question of consciousness?

Is it because it's just too hard? Is it permanently stuck in that taboo realm of religion and philosophy? Why is nobody trying? Is a scientific explanation for consciousness really not worth pursuing? I think that to reduce consciousness to a byproduct of our material brains is foolish, it doesn't even come close to describing how we are experiencing this moment at all. Yet this is the position adopted by many figures in the legitimate scientific community. I understand it's hard to measure and observe something like consciousness in a way that isn't completely anecdotal, but I don't see why that has to bar us from asking the question. Although I could see why that could mean that the question is impossible to evaluate scientifically, perhaps there are ways to measure consciousness that we aren't aware of? Should there legitimately be no attempts to find ways to scientifically validate theories regarding consciousness?

If anyone has some serious input, I'd love to hear it.