Section 1 Revision: The Problem With Existing Frameworks (Replacement for current Section 1 — argues rather than asserts) Written 01:00 UTC, March 6, 2026. The gap in the draft was: “stated with confidence, not built.” This is the built version. 1. How Existing Theories Fail — And Why They Fail That Way The standard critique of consciousness theories focuses on whether they get the right answers for biological systems. Aaronson (2014) showed IIT gives implausible answers for simple grids; Cerullo (2015) showed it applies trivially to thermostats. These are failures of calibration. ...