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That’s the standard zombie argument. It’s weakness is that the premise is not reasonable. If the premise is true, the argument is compelling. But there is no strong evidence that the premise is true or possible.

Please note that I haven’t taken a stance on this here myself, so there’s no need to argue with me about the truth or falsity of the premise. I’m just explaining the problem with the zombie argument.



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