I’m Really Not Faye

Roco's snake demon pointed to the group's apparently terrifying thought experiment.

The snake monster is a monster in Western mythology, such as the basilisk in Harry Potter.

Once in a forum named "lesswrong", a user named "Roco" posted a thought experiment post about him——

Suppose one day in the future, super artificial intelligence is designed, code-named basilisk (basilisk), which intends to control all mankind and avenge all those who do not obey orders.

Even more frightening is that it will retroactively punish those who have not reached out in the past few years. Even if the target is Death, the consciousness will be implanted in the eternal virtual world for torture.

The posts at that time caused a lot of discussion in the forum, which became more and more intense.

Until the last forum founder Eliezer appeared, he left a message to curse the poster, deleted the thought experiment post, and blocked the discussion of the issue.

At this time, the lofty and vast Ten Thousand Dragons Abyss was magnificent and magnificent in the past, and the dragon bones that symbolized the magnificent life of mythological creatures had lost the hustle and bustle of the past, and the apprentices bowed their heads.

In the venue, the lights of mobile phones that can still communicate are lit up from time to time.

The glow of these "privileges" lights up and goes out, with the flood of information spreading across the world.

"Enya?" Wang Ruoling asked nervously.

On the side, Enya was trembling all over, and she kept raising her hands and putting them down. The phone in her hand seemed to be a hot potato.

She couldn't help holding her forehead, reflecting from the bottom of her heart that something very wrong had happened here, but she couldn't explain clearly when she was in the situation.

Lin Qi silently stood beside Wang Ruoling and said, "Enya has entered the game completely, and you are considered half in the game."

"Why is this?" Wang Ruoling seemed to have lost his usual reason.

Just as anyone who knows this story can hardly understand why the forum manager would swear.

Lynch looked into the distance.

All of this starts with a Newcomb paradox, a thought experiment derived from the optimal choice.

Locke's snake monster thought experiment is essentially a tribute to this paradox.

"If one day the king of the magician of the prophecy system appears in front of you, he has two boxes in his hand, box A contains one hundred thousand secret magic coins, box B contains one million secret magic coins or nothing."

Wang Ruoling's expression moved slightly.

She herself has a small reputation in a certain range, and her idol passerby has always attracted the attention of many apprentices.

In an instant, four or five apprentices also leaned over and listened.

Liu Kai, Chen Shikun, and Guo Sifei in the dormitory also noticed the movement here and took aim.

"At this moment, the King of Mage gives you two plans. One is to take away the two boxes A and B, and the second is to take only the box B." Lynch said in a bewildered tone.

"Haha, those who have no problem in their minds will choose to take all." An apprentice couldn't help but sneered.

Lin Qi nodded, "Yes, but this mage king has the most powerful prophecy in the world and can see your future choices."

"If he predicts that you take the AB box as soon as you choose, then the B box will have nothing."

"If he predicts that you will take Box B in Option 2, then Box B will put 1 million in advance."

Speaking of Lynch, he continued to scan the crowd, "Will you choose option one or option two now?"

After listening to Guo Sifei for a while, he couldn't help but say aloud, "Isn't it a proper plan to take Box B and get 1 million?"

The surrounding apprentices couldn't help but nod their heads. There was no entanglement in this problem.

"Then what if the king of wizards didn't declare that his prophecy this time was 100% accurate?"

As soon as these words came out, the apprentices immediately changed their colors.

Guo Sifei lowered his head and thought, "If it is predicted that I choose one (AB), but I choose two (B), then my B box will be empty."

Wang Ruoling also got serious, "But if it is predicted that I choose two (B), it means that box B has already been put in 1 million, so I will choose one (AB) to take all, and I will get 1.1 million. Is it the option with the highest rate of return?"

Chen Shikun retorted, "But he predicted that you would choose one for this reason. Isn't your B box empty? Is the prediction correct?"

"No." Liu Kai also reacted, "Since it predicted that I picked one, it means that box B didn't have any money, then I chose box B two, and I didn't get nothing."

"That's not right." Guo Sifei continued to retort, "Then he should be able to predict that I want to take a fight and choose two (B), and there must be 1 million in box B."

Liu Kai continued to shook his head, "He predicted your greedy thinking, knowing that you will definitely choose one, so Box B still has no money."

At this moment, everyone was silent.

This means that the predictions of the king of wizards have been predicting their predictions, in an endless loop.

I predicted my prediction that you predicted--

Therefore, the game often sees all kinds of weird snake-like moves.

When the bicycles cross each other head-on, they often turn around and bump into each other.

However, at this time, Wang Ruoling had already opened her mouth and was in shock.

Because her mind has already formed--

丨Select丨Prediction One丨Prediction Two丨

丨Choose one丨AB (100,000)丨AB (1.1 million)丨

丨Choose two丨B (0 million)丨B (1 million)丨

So no matter how the other party predicts, she seems to be more cost-effective to choose one, either 100,000 or 1.1 million.

But if you choose two, there is only a difference between 0 million and 1 million.

At this moment, Wang Ruoling and Lynch looked at each other, and instantly understood what Lynch wanted to say.

Replace the entire model.

Replace Box A with "Help Doomsday Lord".

Replace Box B with "Safety" or "Sink into The Underworld".

Even if the doomsday lord has not yet appeared at this time, whether the prophecy can be realized smoothly depends on everyone's choice.

Then they will face two choices-

Choose one, take the A+B box, follow to help the "Doomsday Lord", and finally get "safe".

Option two, just take the box B, don't help "Doom Lord", and finally get "Sinking The Underworld".

Naturally normal people will choose one.

Wang Ruoling couldn't help walking to Lynch's side. At this time, the apprentices around them all discussed the wonders of Lynch's thought experiment, and even the preaching lecturer's ears.

The girl pressed against Lynch's earlobe and said.

"Your initial prediction of the King of Mage is a thought experiment about how the rate of return is the highest under free will. Box B, which originally had the highest rate of return, has become the lowest rate of return. This is different."

Lynch nodded and whispered to her another thought experiment-Pascal's bet.

This is the argument put forward by the French mathematician, physicist, and thinker Pascal in his book "Records of Thoughts"——

"I don't know whether God exists. If he does not exist, there is no advantage to being an atheist. But if he exists, I will have great disadvantages as an atheist. Therefore, I would rather believe that God exists."

Believe in God. If you have God, you will gain eternal life. Without God, you will waste your prayers.

If you don’t believe in God, there is no eternal life if you have God, and you save time if you don’t have God.

"You can spend a limited amount of time in exchange for unlimited possibilities. I am afraid that everyone will choose, and naturally everyone will choose." Wang Ruoling said with emotion, and the apprentice who secretly heard it behind him also looked suspicious.

Lynch nodded. This is the subtlety of that prophecy——

丨Maybe丨There is a Doomsday Lord丨There is no Doomsday Lord丨

丨Choose one丨Normal safety丨Waste of energy丨

丨Choose two丨Sink into The Underworld丨Save energy丨

In this way, normal people can't help but choose one, spread, help, and follow this doomsday lord.

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