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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by thriftwy on Friday October 13, 2017 @10:19AM (#15465882)
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.

However, there's definitely a legal process in place once you accept the possibility of torture.

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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by pathseeker on Friday October 13, 2017 @01:29PM (#15467628)
> 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.

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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by thriftwy on Friday October 13, 2017 @04:10PM (#15468878)
How 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.

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Re:Two scientists quietly revolutionising the study and prac... by beepboopbeep on Friday October 13, 2017 @03:20PM (#15468559)
Sure, if life is a TV show. Which it isn't.
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