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Comment author: ike 03 June 2015 09:44:26PM 0 points [-]

You don't expect the Oracle to try to influence you; it answers questions. Just in case it does try something, you lead it to believe it can't do anything anyway.

It would send a message because it's programmed to answer questions, I'm assuming.

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 04 June 2015 09:13:37AM 0 points [-]

It would send a message because it's programmed to answer questions, I'm assuming.

Yes. Most hypothetical designs are setup that way.