If mind is not more than brain function, then why awareness? Why should the complex cascade of electrochemical interactions be subjectively experienced?
Given that mind is supervenient on the brain, my question is this: is it possible for a supervenient entity to flip the tables, and become the causal driver rather than a passenger who's just along for the experiential ride? In other words, is the mind, while rooted in the brain, somehow also separate from it? I'd argue this must be the case, or there would be no reason for mind to exist. I'd choose something like your option #2.
Given that mind is supervenient on the brain, my question is this: is it possible for a supervenient entity to flip the tables, and become the causal driver rather than a passenger who's just along for the experiential ride? In other words, is the mind, while rooted in the brain, somehow also separate from it? I'd argue this must be the case, or there would be no reason for mind to exist. I'd choose something like your option #2.