# A zombie is physically identical to me, but has no conscious experience by David Chalmers > "A zombie is physically identical to me, but has no conscious experience." > **— David Chalmers**, *The Conscious Mind (1996), compressed candidate wording* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Conscious Mind (1996), compressed candidate wording.