Post by Hec Scrivener on May 6, 2007 16:56:25 GMT -5
By my lights, there's not a lot that can be said in defense of the zombie argument. It's inherently circular: it's used as an objection to monism, but in order even to admit that zombies are conceivable, you already have to reject monism. In short, if someone says, "Zombies are possible," you don't even have to get into an argument about equivocation between conceivability and possibility; you can simply say, "No, they aren't; to process information in such a manner as would be necessary for a convincing zombie is to be conscious," and get on with your life.