This post would have been a lot better had it contained at least a thumbnail sketch of what Connection Theory is, or what its principle claims are. I reached the end of the post still rather mystified as to what you are talking about.
For those, like me, who needed more background before reading the post, I found quite a good critique of Connection Theory here.
Dualism is a coherent theory of mind and the only tenable one in light of our current scientific knowledge.