philosophical-zombies
Original: philosophical-zombies on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Woman with long brown hair (excited): OH MY GOD! A PHILOSOPHICAL ZOMBIE!
Second woman (brown hair): WHAT?
Panel 2:
First woman: THEY BEHAVE LIKE THEY'RE CONSCIOUS BEINGS, BUT INSIDE THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
Panel 3:
First woman: WHERE?! I DON'T SEE THEM!
Second woman: OH.
Panel 4:
Second woman: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME.
Panel 5:
First woman: YOU LOOK INSULTED, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE FEELINGS.
Votey:
Second woman (handwritten text in speech bubble): Don't feel bad. Only my right brain lobe is conscious.
Woman with long brown hair (excited): OH MY GOD! A PHILOSOPHICAL ZOMBIE!
Second woman (brown hair): WHAT?
Panel 2:
First woman: THEY BEHAVE LIKE THEY'RE CONSCIOUS BEINGS, BUT INSIDE THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE CONSCIOUSNESS.
Panel 3:
First woman: WHERE?! I DON'T SEE THEM!
Second woman: OH.
Panel 4:
Second woman: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME.
Panel 5:
First woman: YOU LOOK INSULTED, BUT YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE FEELINGS.
Votey:
Second woman (handwritten text in speech bubble): Don't feel bad. Only my right brain lobe is conscious.
Alt text
A five-panel SMBC comic. Two women with long brown hair are talking. In panel 1 the first woman excitedly exclaims 'Oh my god! A philosophical zombie!' and the second woman replies 'What?' In panel 2 the first woman explains: 'They behave like they're conscious beings, but inside they don't really have consciousness.' In panel 3 the first woman looks around saying 'Where?! I don't see them!' while the second woman says 'Oh.' realizing something. In panel 4 the second woman flatly states 'You're talking about me.' In panel 5 the first woman replies to the now-deadpan second woman: 'You look insulted, but you don't really have feelings.' Votey: a close-up of the second woman's resigned face with a handwritten speech bubble: 'Don't feel bad. Only my right brain lobe is conscious.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.