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Incorrect comments on Safe questions to ask an Oracle? - Less Wrong Discussion

2 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 27 January 2012 06:33PM

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Comment author: Incorrect 27 January 2012 07:23:08PM 3 points [-]

Well...I guess asking it to solve 1+1 could hardly lead to dangerous knowledge

There's a number between the numerals 3 and 4; a digit mortals were never meant to know.

Comment author: shminux 27 January 2012 08:38:03PM 2 points [-]

a digit mortals were never meant to know.

Unless they are squirted some cold water into their left ear, and even then only for 10 min or so.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 28 January 2012 04:28:17AM 0 points [-]

I was guessing that that was going to be a link to SCP-033