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by used_noise 2258 days ago
Alice gives Bob a number, x, and tells Bob to calculate f(x), where f(x) is defined as the partial function with goedel index x applied to input x. She says that if or when Bob finishes, he should come bring her his answer and they'll get drinks together. Given parameter x, do Bob and Alice ever get drinks together?
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Well, shit yus, because Bob has a dominant option to go and get Alice to have a drink if he has an answer or not. If Bob gets the answer Alice will be impressed. If he doesn't Alice like him anyway - so what's the odds? It's undecided what happens next.