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Comment author: shminux 18 July 2014 06:40:22PM *  20 points [-]

If the fact is that The Basilisk wants to torture me, I want to believe that it wants to torture me.

WARNING: THE LITANY OF TARSKI IS NOT DESIGNED TO WORK INSIDE A FEEDBACK LOOP

In this example the basilisk will want to torture you only if you believe that it will want to torture you. "The fact" is not a fact until the loop is complete. Note that both alternatives are "facts", even though they appear mutually exclusive.

If the Basilisk wants to torture me, I want to believe that it wants to torture me. If the Basilisk does not want to torture me, I want to believe that it does not want to torture me.

Comment author: polymathwannabe 18 July 2014 06:42:05PM 7 points [-]

Interesting. I'll need to think about this.

Comment author: Pfft 18 July 2014 06:46:28PM *  14 points [-]

Or, alternatively, need to not think about this.

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