• There is no ultimate question as to the meaning of "life" relative to inanimate matter. Life is meaning, in the sense of purpose, will, and teleology; there is no gap. The question is ad hoc.
• There is no ultimate question as the validity of "knowledge" relative to some purely external reality. The skeptic, too, claims to know something; there is no gap. The question is ad hoc.
• There is no ultimate question as to the validity of "consciousness" relative to cold equations. The physicist, too, must always already be conscious to make an observation. No gap, no "hard problem". The question is ad hoc.