FiftyTwo comments on Brain-in-a-vat Trolley Question - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 30 December 2012 08:34:15PM 0 points [-]

I don't get it. Is the joke that Philosophical thought experiments are sometimes overcomplicated? If so that's not exactly a deep or controversial insight.

Comment author: gjm 30 December 2012 10:19:38PM 6 points [-]

No, I think the joke is just "see how many philosophical thought-experiment cliches we can pack into a short space". Some people find that sort of thing funny, some don't.

Comment author: Armok_GoB 16 January 2013 06:15:48PM 0 points [-]

Needs more extremely graphical descriptions of infinite torture.