I guess my concern is that you have not indicated your reason(s) for promoting the hypothesis that “energy flow” causes consciousness.
As for “advances in neuropsychology,” what do you mean by “neuropsychology” besides a field that includes the study of consciousness? I certainly agree with you that further advances in the study of consciousness would be useful in identifying the causes of consciousness, but why would you assert that consciousness is caused by energy flow? If I understand you correctly, you are confident that the study of consciousness will lead researchers to conclude that it is caused by energy flow. Why?
I’m not confident that consciousness is caused by energy flow; I regard it as one of several (families of) wide-open and highly plausible hypotheses. I’m promoting the hypothesis only to the extent of calling it premature to rule it out.
I guess my concern is that you have not indicated your reason(s) for promoting the hypothesis that “energy flow” causes consciousness.
As for “advances in neuropsychology,” what do you mean by “neuropsychology” besides a field that includes the study of consciousness? I certainly agree with you that further advances in the study of consciousness would be useful in identifying the causes of consciousness, but why would you assert that consciousness is caused by energy flow? If I understand you correctly, you are confident that the study of consciousness will lead researchers to conclude that it is caused by energy flow. Why?
I’m not confident that consciousness is caused by energy flow; I regard it as one of several (families of) wide-open and highly plausible hypotheses. I’m promoting the hypothesis only to the extent of calling it premature to rule it out.