In my last post, I was attempting to prove that philosophical zombies do exist -- an impossible task, but I might point to the example of a coworker whom I shall call J. Every day, without fail, she insists the temperature in the office remain at a sweltering seventy-five degrees. When she is not looking I turn the communal thermostat back down to an ideal sixty-eight degrees but it is seldom long before she catches on and turns the temperature back up again. Her behavior is representative of that of a psychological zombie, for whom material comfort is everything. I need not add examples of numerous and regular cigarette and coffee breaks. Her lack of affect when I confront her is alarming.
An informal survey of my coworkers has affirmed that sixty-eight degrees is the preferred temperature, but J. is such a domineering personality, and my coworkers are such mindless drones -- further example that such a “zombified” state exists -- that my attempts to create a petition have been failures.
Nevertheless, I shall endeavor to continue. Da Corella was able to record his observations of zombie civilization while in the sweltering heat of Kongo; I shall be able to record mine while baking in a cubicle.
I shall overcome J. with sheer persistence.
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NUDIST COLONY OF THE UNDEAD—sucks
FEMALE ASSASSINS OF ZOMBIE ISLAND—rocks
FLESH EATERS IN THE JUNGLE OF DEATH—sucks CHASTE WOMEN AMONG THE UNDEAD—sucks
ZOMBIE HIGH SCHOOL—rocks
VILLAGE OF THE WALKING DEAD—rocks
CITY OF UNDEAD—sucks
Is it pointless to insist that this strain of comment is unproductive and perhaps better suited to another site? This is the same kind of mentality which led to the persecution of Jews, the lynching of blacks, etc. By presenting the Tzombi as a danger to mainstream society we’re precipitating a similar persecution/discrimination.
I agree. We see the same unacceptable thing happening with Wicca, a movement that has started to gain more mainstream acceptance. Don’t forget the persecution of witches in the past!
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