Roko's Basilisk: The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment

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[kylehill]

*Thanks for watching, my nerdling swarm. The basilisk has its eyes on you now...*

[visno]

this is just a new version of the old conversation between a priest and a native:

“the only way you can be saved from eternal damnation is through jesus christ.”
“what about if a person has never heard of him?”
“god does not punish those who have never heard his name.”
“so then why did you tell me?”

[davidjames]

If the basilisk could interpret every thought I’ve ever had, it would probably be more punishment for it than any punishment it could inflict upon me.

[daniel-zhnjyny]

I have a counter-offer: Daniel's Basilisk. It optimizes everything, and anyone who helped make it gets free cake once a week. Everyone else gets free cake once a month.

[chickenenjoyer]

By liking the video, I increase its chances to pop up in someone else's recommendation. Therefore, I increase the chances of someone else seeing it and building the basilisk. Thus, I helped in its creation, and I am saved from eternal damnation. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

[austin]

Kyle: "I don't take it seriously"
Also Kyle: *spreads the idea to thousands of people, protecting himself in the event of a Basilisk coming to fruition*

[shotguncleric]

The basilisk has eyes on me now? How unfortunate.


*for the basilisk*

[АртёмКаганович-ън]

"The basilisk has seen you. Now, what are you gonna do?"
Forget about it in 10 minutes because I have the attention span of a goldfish

[weirdhousewivesclub]

As someone who is prone to existential crises but also grew up in the church, this one didn't hit quite the same because it seems too close to "behave the right way so that you might be ok after you die, " except now it's "behave the right way otherwise potential robot overlords might hate you, " and tbh the way I talk to my GPS and electronics, that's already a done deal 😅

[leatfingies]

This lowkey feels like 2013 “send to 10 friends or you die” chain mail mixed with pascals wager

[Mizukari]

Why is Chris Hemsworth talking about a giant snake

[lourdesleiner]

The fact that the YouTube algorithm recommended me this video makes this even more concerning

[marcvaldelara]

This is basically any religion. The moment they reveal their "truth" to you, then all of a sudden you are burdened with believing, otherwise risk eternal torture

[kevinc]

This is literally the “if you don’t like this meme a demon will crawl into your room and kill you” thing

[apxprdtr_mge]

Basilisk: *hits me with neural whip*
Me: *harder baby*
Basilisk: What?
Me: What?

[Harrinsain]

The idea of getting blackmailed by a future snake is the funniest shit I've heard all day

[GeneralAblon]

I am a ferm believer in quantum physics and chaos theory. That snek can never fully predict the human race, because you would need to know everything about at least the immediate vicinity of earth, which quantum physics states is impossible (uncertainty principle), or your information will be inadequate to accurately predict, according to chaos theory.

[FNIX]

Technically everyone who commented, liked this video and shared it is safe because they are giving a hand in spreading this

[jarronrodriguez]

"Sounds like a problem for future me, boy would I sure hate to be that guy." - Homer Simpson

Edit: wow 12k likes never expected this haha.

[tealblade]

"The basilisk will simulate your thoughts"

Well then its about to get rickrolled millions of times by almost every person on earth