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Comment author: Sysice 21 November 2014 08:36:40AM *  19 points [-]

It might be useful to feature a page containing what we, you know, actually think about the basilisk idea. Although the rationalwiki page seems to be pretty solidly on top of google search, we might catch a couple people looking for the source.

If any XKCD readers are here: Welcome! I assume you've already googled what "Roko's Basilisk" is. For a better idea of what's going on with this idea, see Eliezer's comment on the xkcd thread (linked in Emile's comment), or his earlier response here.

Comment author: XiXiDu 21 November 2014 11:08:07AM 6 points [-]

For a better idea of what's going on with this idea, see Eliezer's comment on the xkcd thread (linked in Emile's comment), or his earlier response here.

For a better idea of what's going on you should read all of his comments on the topic in chronological order.

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