VAuroch comments on Rationality Quotes July 2014 - LessWrong

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Comment author: VAuroch 06 July 2014 06:53:09AM 1 point [-]

One of these days in your travels, a guy is going to come to you and show you a nice, brand new deck of cards on which (Sky snaps fingers) the seal has not yet been broken. This man is going to offer to bet you that he can make the jack of spades jump out of that deck and squirt cider in your ear. Now son, you do not take this bet, for as sure as you stand there, you are going to wind up with an earful of cider."

Comment author: RichardKennaway 06 July 2014 11:45:08AM 12 points [-]

Ahem.

Comment author: VAuroch 07 July 2014 01:59:12AM 0 points [-]

Oops. Wasn't active at that time, and didn't see it on a quick search.

Comment author: Nomad 06 July 2014 11:34:26AM 5 points [-]

I dunno. If the bet is for less money than a can of cider costs and you have a glass ready it might be worth it.

Comment author: philh 07 July 2014 01:06:49PM 4 points [-]

If it did, they wouldn't make the bet with you.

On the other hand, I'd happily pay for the experience of losing that bet.

Comment author: VAuroch 07 July 2014 02:01:17AM 5 points [-]

I don't think I would drink cider that had been in my ear. Maybe you have cleaner ears.

Comment author: Viliam_Bur 07 July 2014 10:58:54AM *  14 points [-]

That's a side effect of perfecting human rationality. :D

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