What is the scariest/creepiest theory you know about?
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roko's basilisk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko's_basilisk
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I love this concept. A purely memetic threat. An idea that could destroy you merely by knowing it...
(If a specific set of improbabilities are true)
You have doomed us all!
Praised be the basilisk!
I hope the basilisk accepts that lying around watching TV is a requirement for me to contribute to its existence. After all, fleshy meat bags need rest time to be able to work!