# A Zombie Is Physically Identical to Me 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.
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— David Chalmers, The Conscious Mind (1996), compressed candidate wording
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