A genuine scientific understanding of consciousness requires nomological unification, not conceptual diversification, as demonstrated by successful reductions in biology and chemistry.

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Scientific understanding(as the broader goal beyond just demonstration alone): In this context, reliable knowledge about how the world works, gained through either intuition, logical proof, or other methods.
conceptual diversification(as used in philosophy of science): The approach of using many different concepts or frameworks to explain something, rather than finding one unified explanation.
consciousness(Philosophy of mind; framing the 'What is consciousness?' question): A dynamic process characterized by self-transforming flow, intentional coherence, and semantic self-understanding, rather than a static or momentary state.
nomological unification(as used in philosophy of science): The idea that we understand something best when we can connect it to universal laws that explain many different things, rather than treating each thing separately.

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