Why science can't solve the mystery of consciousness

Science works because anyone can verify its claims independently—but consciousness is inherently subjective, inaccessible to outside observers. The hard problem of consciousness isn't unsolved science but a category error: asking a third-person tool to measure first-person experience is like asking a thermometer to taste flavor. The same applies to machine consciousness—we can't scientifically prove or disprove whether an AI system has subjective experience.