Vlad,
But only as reasonable a working hypothesis as the universe is contingent…
Of course not. “The universe is contingent because its components are contingent†rests four square on the fallacy of composition.
“Consciousness appears to be a material phenomenon†on the other hand does not rest on that (or on any other) fallacy because the only alternative (ie, a ‘non-physicalâ€) is just incoherent.
Oh, and even if that wasn’t the case if you wanted to claim a
proof for "god†you’d need something a lot more robust that a “reasonable working hypothesis†for validation.
… not least because no one has been able to define or demonstrate a necessary entity.....which according to you isn't reasonable at all.
Er, have you forgotten so soon that you precisely
do think you can demonstrate a necessary entity that you call “god"?
Oh, and it’s a dubious claim that there aren’t necessary entities in the universe too in any case by the way.