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If I have understood the article correctly, the main idea is that philosophical zombies don't exist. Or rather, that we all are. The "thing" that would separate
by otikik 10y ago
If I have understood the article correctly, the main idea is that philosophical zombies don't exist. Or rather, that we all are. The "thing" that would separate us from them, subjective consciousness, would be just an illusion - another feature in the zombie/human brain, like memory or perception.
- amelius 10y ago> [...] the main idea is that philosophical zombies don't exist. Or rather, that we all are. Not sure if I can follow. Isn't that a contradiction?
- otikik 10y agoThere were two groups ("really conscious" vs philosophical zombies). If you accept what the article talks about, the thing which separates bith groups doesn't exist. So there is only one group. You could say that one doesn't exist (as the zombies, so far at least, are hypothetical, I'm inclined to choose them there), or you could say that they are both the same group. It's a lingüistic choice, not a contradiction.