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Once upon a time, there was a court jester who dabbled in logic. • The jester presented the king with two boxes. Upon the first box was inscribed: …
x The Parable of the Dagger — LessWrong A Human's Guide to Words Philosophy of Language Parables & Fables Frontpage 248 The Parable of the Dagger by Eliezer Yudkowsky 1st Feb 2008 2 min read 105 248 Once upon a time, there was a court jester who dabbled in logic. The jester presented the king with two boxes. Upon the first box was inscribed: "Either this box contains an angry frog, or the box with a false inscription contains an angry frog, but not both." On the second box was inscribed: "Either this box contains gold and the box with a false inscription contains an angry frog, or this box con
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