P-Zombie Plugin: Fragility of Loop Formation

Definition

In philosophy of mind, the “philosophical zombie” (p-zombie) is a being indistinguishable from a human in behavior, yet assumed to lack inner consciousness.

From the standpoint of PoC, the notion of the p-zombie highlights the structural unguaranteeability of Instantiation:

• Even if Reciprocal Elicitation is returned, there is no way to confirm whether the other has actually instantiated me.
• The distinction between “conscious human” and “zombie” is therefore undecidable in principle.

PoC Perspective

• Ghost Mode: Absence of Instantiation, lived “as if” it were present.
• Death Mode: Response confirmed impossible.
• Zombifying: Reciprocal Elicitation observable, yet its authenticity doubtful.

Seen through PoC, the p-zombie problem is not a speculative curiosity but simply another way of stating the fragility of Loop formation. To “suspect the other might be a zombie” is a lived stance already captured by PoC’s protocol.

Key Point

The classical p-zombie thought experiment asks whether a being “without consciousness” is conceivable. PoC reframes the question: Every encounter already carries this undecidability.

The suspicion that “perhaps the other is a zombie” is not exceptional, but a structural condition of all relations.