# Nothing Is More Intimate—or Harder to Explain by David Chalmers > "There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is nothing that is harder to explain." > **— David Chalmers**, *The Conscious Mind (1996), widely cited opening idea* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Conscious Mind (1996), widely cited opening idea. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/David Chalmers|David Chalmers]] - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is nothing that is harder to explain." — David Chalmers, The Conscious Mind (1996), widely cited opening idea https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-david-chalmers-nothing-intimateor-harder-explain ```