'The mind is the brain' -- his very first premise is a controversial assumption, one that's a long way from being universally accepted. Without that assumption, the rest of his argument falls apart.
There are many people, myself included, who think that while there is a connection between mind and brain (the brain clearly has a causal impact on the mind), the two are not the same.
I'm being quite brief here. I have done a lot of thinking, and even writing (this was a big part of my PhD) about this, and let me just say that there is a lot of room to reasonably disagree with Sean Carroll. His view is just one in the marketplace, and is certainly no more (and possibly less!) scientifically robust than the alternatives.
There are many people, myself included, who think that while there is a connection between mind and brain (the brain clearly has a causal impact on the mind), the two are not the same.
I'm being quite brief here. I have done a lot of thinking, and even writing (this was a big part of my PhD) about this, and let me just say that there is a lot of room to reasonably disagree with Sean Carroll. His view is just one in the marketplace, and is certainly no more (and possibly less!) scientifically robust than the alternatives.