Emile comments on Does functionalism imply dualism? - Less Wrong Discussion
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If zombies are possible, why can't this "you" you are talking to be a zombie? Zombies should be capable of reasoning correctly in the sleeping beauty problem, or about waking up in blue or red rooms, etc.
If you make a zombie clone of a human (not necessarily a perfect copy, merely one that's similar enough that it can't tell if it's a zombie or not), and have them both play a game where they are shown a button and have the choice to press it or not, if neither presses it they get $1.000, if both press it they get nothing, and if only the human presses it they get $1.000.000 (in all cases, the money is split between the copies). In such a scenario, you better hope that the zombie doesn't follow your advice and reason that it has to be a human.