This is an attempt at a style of proof by contradiction, without academic charity to the possibility of other alternative explanations for said contradiction. Briefly, I summarise the argument made before offering my criticisms at the end.
~Summary~
Definitions:
p-zombies := a perfect physical recreation of a given human being except without inner experience ("qualia")
Assume:
A1) It is conceivable that p-zombies exist
A2) A p-zombies would perfectly mimic that human being's observable behavior, provided that the human and the p-zombie interacts with the same external world
A3) Anything that exists (or worth speculating over its existance ["a good theory']) has to be physically observable (create physical differences in the world they exist compared to the world in which... (read 470 more words →)
This is an attempt at a style of proof by contradiction, without academic charity to the possibility of other alternative explanations for said contradiction. Briefly, I summarise the argument made before offering my criticisms at the end.
~Summary~
Definitions:
p-zombies := a perfect physical recreation of a given human being except without inner experience ("qualia")
Assume:
A1) It is conceivable that p-zombies exist
A2) A p-zombies would perfectly mimic that human being's observable behavior, provided that the human and the p-zombie interacts with the same external world
A3) Anything that exists (or worth speculating over its existance ["a good theory']) has to be physically observable (create physical differences in the world they exist compared to the world in which... (read 470 more words →)