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okamiuerutoday at 4:07 PM2 repliesview on HN

If you ask the dice "what's 2 + 2?" do consider it meaningful to say "the dice told the truth" if you happen to roll a 4?


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datadrivenangeltoday at 4:22 PM

magic 8 ball!

the_aftoday at 4:29 PM

> If you ask the dice "what's 2 + 2?" do consider it meaningful to say "the dice told the truth" if you happen to roll a 4?

No, and neither do I consider it meaningful to say they lied if they roll a 5.

Dice neither tell the truth nor lie; they aren't beings capable of being truthful or deceitful, they are mechanical devices that can be statistically suitable or unsuitable for a given application.

It'd be bonkers to anthropomorphize dice.