CuSithBell comments on The non-painless upload - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CuSithBell 16 February 2011 01:10:16AM 1 point [-]

YES. Something like:

"So Omega offers you a bagel, saying 'Here is a bagel. If this is a thought experiment, it is filled with fire-ant poison.' Do you eat it?!"

Comment author: TheOtherDave 16 February 2011 01:48:20AM 2 points [-]

Absolutely! After all, eating fire-ant poison in a thought experiment is harmless, whereas in the real world I'd have a tasty bagel.

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