[extropy-chat] Blue people and behavior

Damien Broderick thespike at earthlink.net
Mon Nov 17 18:54:37 UTC 2003


----- Original Message -----
From: "Eliezer S. Yudkowsky" <sentience at pobox.com>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 3:19 AM


> if speaking the words "Klaatu berada niktu" caused the blue
> people to leave suitcases of money under my bed, I would speak the words
> "Klaatu berada niktu."

That's not the usual deal, though. Would you do it if you also had to
refrain from eating the meat of the cloven-hooved umarried fish (or
whatever)?

Damien Broderick




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