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Luke_A_Somers comments on Open thread, August 19-25, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 20 August 2013 06:14:05PM 9 points [-]

That's not fighting the hypothetical. Fighting the hypothetical is first paying one, then telling the other you'll go back to the bank to pay him too. Or pulling out your kung fu skills, which is really fighting the hypothetical.