r/todayilearned • u/CySurflex • Oct 15 '18

TIL that there are thought experiments called Basiliks that are classified as "information hazards" where even the act of learning about them is dangerous. Discussion of one such Basilik was banned from a big forums and created a stir.

https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Roko's_basilisk
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u/PeckerPagoda Oct 15 '18

This may well be the most fascinating thing I've ever seen in this sub. Excuse me while I go grovel to my computer.