On naturalism and consciousness

[dissily mordentroge]

If mind is an emergent property of the brain, then there is no reason, in
principle, that mind could not be created from a non-living device.
This is the stance of "Strong AI".

To think otherwise requires either dualism or the idea that mind is inextricably tied to the biological brain.

I see no problem with the mind being inextricably tied to the biological brain. Possibly you're sub-consciously anticipating a technology ablt to transplant your mind into a non-biological entity after your demise thus attaining a form of immortality?
The stance of so called Strong AI invariably avoids the central problem of consciousness as I attempted to explain in my post.