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ChristianKl comments on A few misconceptions surrounding Roko's basilisk - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 06 October 2015 06:54:03PM 0 points [-]

The basilisk is so a priori implausible that you should be extremely suspicious of fancy arguments claiming to prove it.

Finding an idea plausible has little to do with being extremely suspicious of fancy arguments claiming to prove it.

Idea that aren't proven to be impossible are plausible even when there are no convincing arguments in favor of them.

Comment author: anon85 07 October 2015 12:50:10AM 1 point [-]

Ideas that aren't proven to be impossible are possible. They don't have to be plausible.