Luke_A_Somers comments on An angle of attack on Open Problem #1 - Less Wrong
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My point is, Quirrel has enough tricks in his arsenal that the quoted possibility is totally unnecessary. He can end it any time by offering a program reading either 'self-destruct' or 'take winnings'. No new mechanism is necessary!
I don't see how allowing this makes the problem any less of a worst case.
You're right, of course. Thanks for pointing this out!
Now I see the point you were making. You're right, the additional probability is not required, or rather, it's built into Quirrell.