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> You never know X and Y and there's no known physical process which you can use to determine Y (and, often, X) before you start torture. This isn't true for a
by pathseeker 9y ago
> You never know X and Y and there's no known physical process which you can use to determine Y (and, often, X) before you start torture.
This isn't true for all cases. It can be pretty cut and dry if a single person knows the location of a bomb set to go off on a plane or something. X is 1 and Y is the number of passengers.
- thriftwy 9y agoHow would you know that the person knows about the bomb? How would you know they'll not bullshit you while letting the real bomb detonate? I second that life is not TV show.
- beepboopbeep 9y agoSure, if life is a TV show. Which it isn't.