Philosophical Zombie

I have always been fascinated with philosophical arguments and I found the Zombie one of the most interesting, actually I love it!

philosophical zombie or p-zombie in the philosophy of mind and perception is a hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks concious experience, qualia, or sentience. When a zombie is poked with a sharp object, for example, it does not feel any pain though it behaves exactly as if it does feel pain (it may say "ouch" and recoil from the stimulus, or tell us that it is in intense pain).
The notion of a philosophical zombie is used mainly in intended to support arguments (often called "zombie arguments") against forms of physicalism such as materialism, behaviorism, and funtionalism. 

So, since a zombie is defined as physiologically indistinguishable from human beings, even logically, do they really feel pain?
Or does the zombie mimic the pain that it once knew when human? Almost like a motor response without actual pain.
We all know they hunger for brains and if they have no logic, then how do they know they want to consume brains? Also they are known to eat raw flesh.
"Braaaaiiins...braaaaiiiins...braaaaaiiiins..." they chant as they slowly approach the “normies” or better known as us humans. But how do they know this if they have no thoughts?
In some cultures such as Hati and West Africa, in the religion of Vodou Zombies are normal. They know that they can raise such creatures.


Some zombie conspiracies I have heard: 
The Chinese Cover-up: So far the Chinese have been able to cover up their Zombie outbreak but there have been leaks getting to the news media, and as fast as it gets out the government cuts the lines of communications. My sources close to our government have told me that the Chinese Government has been working for some time on re-animating humans in hopes of making a super soldier. And it’s not just China.  Many countries are doing the same thing. The USA, our own government might be doing the same? You decide?
There is a thought that the CDC is working on a drug to create zombies then decrease our population. It is called the, “Zombie Virus.” 

Knowing your zombies: 
Slow zombies are described in detail by Max Brooks in The Zombie Survival Guide. In a basic sense, slow zombies are technically dead predators who are totally independent from a physiological need of any kind. They feel no pain, need nothing to fuel their bodies, and require only their intact brain to exist. While they do eat their prey, they do not need to, as their digestive system is completely inoperative and the flesh simply is forced out through the rectum as later "meals" push it out of the body, or the flesh stagnates and rots inside the Zombie. They are almost totally without intellect or reasoning skills (according to the Zombie Survival Guide, only a quarter of them can figure out how to use a ladder). And as named, their top speed is slower than a normal human's calm stride. As mentioned earlier, they are extremely durable, being able to survive and hunt for years if not killed by brain destruction. The Solanum Virus which kills a person, and infests an reanimates the corpse, takes between 12-48 hours, depending on how quickly the virus reaches the brain (it's been proven that a small bite which reaches no major blood vessels takes longer than the traditional model to produce a zombie). 
Slow Zombies normally do not climb and a chain-linked fence seems to be their kryptonite. 

Fast zombies are usually (but not always) humans still technically alive, but radically transformed mentally and physically by a mysterious viral infection. While they also feel no pain, without the concern for food or water (they do not need sleep), they inevitably die to thirst or hunger. While they are more durable than an ordinary human, this is because of constant adrenaline production, and deactivation of pain receptors, so injury and fatigue also do not concern them. They ultimate depend on all of their organ systems, and can be killed through blood loss, asphyxiation, or poisoning. Typically, the fast zombie transformation period is very fast - in 28 Days Later, it can be mere seconds. Fast Zombies can be excellent climbers (see Valve Zombies). 

Good luck out there my friends, good luck. And always remeber to aim for the head! Also remember, if you have a boat, Zombies can't swim.

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