Re: [s-b] [s-d] logical hand grenades

["Craig Daniel" <teucer@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Tyler <wisety@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh, well. It seems there is some debate after all. I submit the following
> Consultation:
>
> "Is it possible for a Player to forfeit in the past, by submitting in the
> present a message that he does so?"
>
> Some of my Reasoning: I argue for no. Reality dictates that nobody can do
> things in the past. If real life physics don't apply, then what's to
> say anybody can know what's really going on in this Nomic? An omnipotent
> devil might be tricking you into thinking that the Internet exists. The
> game is based on certain assumptions.
>
> This is Consultation 191, and I assign it to Priest teucer. (Which I figure
> is fair, since I believe he'll go for YES. I don't remember how to use the
> dice server, and I don't especially feel like looking it up.)

I answer this YES (per Warrigal's arguments) with the observation that
having the ability to do so is really kind of dumb.

 - teucer
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