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if you put byzantine generals (greek speakers, no chinese knowledge) in a bunch of isolated chinese rooms on theseus’ ship, and ask them to carry out instructions manipulating the chinese messages slipped under the door by maxwell’s demon:
can maxwell’s demon neutralize the chaos generated by the angry generals?
if theseus’ ship has all of its internals replaced during the process of sending messages how do you know that the chinese messages passed between the chinese rooms on theseus’ ship are still the same message?
what is the optimal strategy for the byzantine generals to minimize the number of christian babies hit by maxwell’s demon’s trolley?
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