You could use the “zombie argument” to “prove” that any kind of machine is more than the sum of its parts.
For example, imagine a “zombie car” which is the same on an atom-by-atom basis as a normal car, except it doesn’t drive.
In this context, the absurdity of the zombie argument should be more obvious.
EDIT: OK, it isn’t quite the same kind of argument, since the car wouldn’t behave exactly the same, but it’s pretty similar.
EDIT2: Another example to illustrate the absurdity of the zombie argument: You could imagine an alternative world that’s exactly the same as ours, except humans (who are also exactly the same as in our world) don’t perceive light with a wavelength of 700 nanometer as red. This “proves” that there is more to redness then wavelength of light.
The second example is Spectrum Inversion , which some people find quit conceivable. that’s not surprising,since it operates on the same principles a p-zombiehood. There’s no connection of logical necessity between having a certain configuration of quarks, and having a specific subjective sensation, hence spectrum inversion, and there’s no connection of logical necessity between having a certain configuration of quarks, and having any subjective sensation, hence p zombies are conceivable.
You could use the “zombie argument” to “prove” that any kind of machine is more than the sum of its parts.
For example, imagine a “zombie car” which is the same on an atom-by-atom basis as a normal car, except it doesn’t drive.
In this context, the absurdity of the zombie argument should be more obvious.
EDIT: OK, it isn’t quite the same kind of argument, since the car wouldn’t behave exactly the same, but it’s pretty similar.
EDIT2: Another example to illustrate the absurdity of the zombie argument:
You could imagine an alternative world that’s exactly the same as ours, except humans (who are also exactly the same as in our world) don’t perceive light with a wavelength of 700 nanometer as red. This “proves” that there is more to redness then wavelength of light.
The second example is Spectrum Inversion , which some people find quit conceivable. that’s not surprising,since it operates on the same principles a p-zombiehood. There’s no connection of logical necessity between having a certain configuration of quarks, and having a specific subjective sensation, hence spectrum inversion, and there’s no connection of logical necessity between having a certain configuration of quarks, and having any subjective sensation, hence p zombies are conceivable.