Is this more in mind with what you were thinking of?
That's certainly a lot closer. I guess my question is: does this satisfy rule number three? One might worry that exposing the wisher to a high dose of radiation is totally inessential to the presentation of an explanation of what to wish for. Are you satisfied that your story differs from this one?
Me: O Genie, my first wish is for your to tell me clearly me what I should ask for!
[The Genie draws a firearm and shoots me in the stomach]
Genie: First, wish for immediate medical attention for a gunshot wound.
This story, it seems to me, would violate rule three.
I think I need to clarify how it works when things that are totally inessential are being disallowed, then.
Consider your wish for information again: What if the Genie says:
Genie A: "Well, I can't write down the information, because writing it is totally inessential to giving you the information, and my wishing powers do not allow me to do things that are totally inessential to giving you the information.... not since I hurt that fellow by writing something in radioactive luminescent paint"
Genie A: "And I can't speak the information, becaus...
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