(December 27, 2018 at 9:16 am)Gwaithmir Wrote:(December 26, 2018 at 10:47 am)Dmitry1983 Wrote: What is evolutionary purpose of subjective experience? P-zombies would be just as good at survival as conscious humans. Can atheists explain that?
What the heck is a P-zombie?
It's a thought experiment in philosophy
Quote:A philosophical zombie or p-zombie in the philosophy of mind and perception is a hypothetical being that from the outside is indistinguishable from a normal human being but lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience. For example, if a philosophical zombie was poked with a sharp object it would not feel any pain sensation, yet could behave exactly as if it does feel pain (it may say "ouch", recoil from the stimulus, and say that it is feeling pain).