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veen · 1713 days ago · link · · parent · post: Roko's Basilisk: The most terrifying thought experiment of all time
...or it means that some LessWrong members are idiots who don't see any flaws in the preconditions. If someone presents a dichotomy, one can assume it's a false dichotomy until proven otherwise.Now, Roko’s Basilisk is only dangerous if you believe all of the above preconditions and commit to making the two-box deal with the Basilisk. But at least some of the LessWrong members do believe all of the above, which makes Roko’s Basilisk quite literally forbidden knowledge