T-Rex: Oh man, let's talk about zombies! They're the coolest by far!
T-Rex: PHILOSOPHICAL zombies, that is!
Dromiceiomimus: Philosophical zombies? Do you mean like a zombie Plato or Ayn Rand or something?
T-Rex: While that WOULD likely be more fun to talk about, I am instead referring to the idea of a person who acts externally like a real, sentient person, but who actually lacks consciousness. A mental zombie! A philosophical zombie.
Utahraptor: But these "zombies" act human?
T-Rex: Sure do! But inside they are DEAD.
Utahraptor: So there's no real way to tell if anyone is a philosophical zombie. This is the same old "I'm only REALLY sure of my own consciousness" argument, only sexed up with the living dead!
T-Rex: You must admit that it makes the whole debate a lot more interesting.
Off panel: Not really! Philosophical zombies never even eat the flesh of the living!
T-Rex: Well, they probably could, if they wanted!
T-Rex: We all probably could, if we wanted.
T-Rex: You know?
