This chapter reminded me very much of Dusk Specks vs Torture, and if I wasn’t before I’m now very confident that Harry is soon going to get very utilitarian on us.
Ah, a chance to use a simple heuristic—if I see 3^^^3 in a philosophical question, terminate thought and respond with profanity. It’s the simplest accurate algorithm for responding to such questions, I’ve found.
Hi, I’m Omega. You have a choice between one person being tortured or 3^^^3 people getting dustspecks in their eyes. Also, if you respond with profanity, an additional 5^^^^^^5 +1 people will be tortured, and two puppies and a kitten will be drowned, and Busy Beaver(3^^^3) fruit flies will have their wings torn off.
Ah, a chance to use a simple heuristic—if I see 3^^^3 in a philosophical question, terminate thought and respond with profanity. It’s the simplest accurate algorithm for responding to such questions, I’ve found.
Please don’t do that (in a way that is in any way visible on this forum). If you can’t keep your inability handle extreme cases to yourself then please leave.
This chapter reminded me very much of Dusk Specks vs Torture, and if I wasn’t before I’m now very confident that Harry is soon going to get very utilitarian on us.
Got a link?
Relevant link which FYI was the first thing I got when googling for “Dust Specks vs Torture”.
Edit: Actually the second link listed is more direct.
Ah, a chance to use a simple heuristic—if I see 3^^^3 in a philosophical question, terminate thought and respond with profanity. It’s the simplest accurate algorithm for responding to such questions, I’ve found.
Hi, I’m Omega. You have a choice between one person being tortured or 3^^^3 people getting dustspecks in their eyes. Also, if you respond with profanity, an additional 5^^^^^^5 +1 people will be tortured, and two puppies and a kitten will be drowned, and Busy Beaver(3^^^3) fruit flies will have their wings torn off.
Please don’t do that (in a way that is in any way visible on this forum). If you can’t keep your inability handle extreme cases to yourself then please leave.
I think half my problems on this forum stem from an inability to keep a bad joke to myself.
I thought it was funny. Because I’m not a Libertarian!
disclaimer: I am a libertarian.