Which statement about the problem of other minds is TRUE?
A)The "consciousness meter" of anesthesiologists has produced tremendous insight into the conscious experiences of other minds.
B)You can quickly assess if your roommate is or is not an unconscious zombie by asking her how she feels.
C)By studying another person in tremendous detail,psychologists ultimately will be able to truly know what it is like to be that person.
D)It cannot be proven if anyone else besides you even experiences consciousness.

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The problem of other minds is the philosophical question of how to verify that another mind other than one's own exists. It cannot be conclusively proven that anyone else besides oneself experiences consciousness, making option D the only true statement. The other options either present flawed assumptions or unrealistic solutions to the problem.

Which Statement About the Problem of Other Minds Is TRUE