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[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (27 children)

Rationalists understand that just because it first appeared in fiction doesn't mean it can't happen for real.

As for Roko's Basilisk, it's a thought experiment and hardly anyone takes it seriously in its literal form. But y'know Nazism is also a Roko's Basilisk -- they punish you for opposing it in its infancy and reward you if you help it.

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