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Philosophical Zombies Are Inconceivable

A philosophical zombie—something that acts exactly like a conscious person but has no inner sensations—is not even conceivable, because if you asked a zombie what it is feeling it would report feeling something (otherwise it would act differently), which means either the zombie is lying about its inner states or it really has them.

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Speaker

Sean Carroll

Evidence Quote

that's not even conceivable because if you ask a zombie what are you feeling right now it would say it's feeling something

Source

124 - In Search Of RealityMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:37:20 AM

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