Is it morally acceptable to throw pies at zombie strangers for fun, provided a significant number of third parties are amused?
Since zombies are not conscious, anyone who thinks consciousness is necessary for moral standing should think this is OK. On the other hand, anyone who thinks that having a certain amount of functional complexity is all that’s required for moral standing may feel this is bad because it violates zombie autonomy.
While we’re on this topic, can zombies be amused? I think what the consciousness literature needs is a long discussion of thick qualitative concepts, concepts that have both conscious and non-conscious dimensions. I think __being amused__ may be such a concept, but I’m not sure.