wnoise comments on The I-Less Eye - Less Wrong

30 Post author: rwallace 28 March 2010 06:13PM

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Comment author: wnoise 30 March 2010 06:10:09PM 2 points [-]

Note that there are explanations other than "I correctly guessed", and "I'm hallucinating". "This generator is broken and always comes up 938726493810487327500934872645, but I've forgotten that it's broken consciously, but remember that number", or "The generator is really remotely controlled, and it has a microphone that heard me guess, and transmitted that to the controller, who wants to mess with my head."

Comment author: Mass_Driver 30 March 2010 06:56:23PM 3 points [-]

Oh, I completely agree. I'm using "hallucinating" as shorthand for all kinds of conspiracy theories, and assuming away the chance that the generator is broken.

Obviously the first thing you should do if you appear to guess right is check the generator.