Thanks for the clarification! I find this topic fascinating, but am definitely still learning it. My impression was that the underlying assumption (or at least

Thanks for the clarification! I find this topic fascinating, but am definitely still learning it. My impression was that the underlying assumption (or at least, the end goal) of the physicalist interpretation is that this physical process can ultimately be used to predict how consciousness arises. But if there is no expectation of similar patterns across individuals, I would imagine the usefulness in that sense is limited. So, perhaps this isn't an end goal of physicalism. In which case, perhaps neither party expects there to be a solution to the origins of consciousness, maybe!