This is stupidly contrived. Normally i try to actually answer the question and engage the problem at its heart, but this is too much. You won’t be nerd-sniping me today.
Least convenient possible world: if you try to make a non-deterministic choice, Omega kills the discoverer of the cure for cancer and the inventor of the pop-top can, kill 3^^^3 kittens, and an unjust war fraught of war crimes will ensue, on top of whatever else your decision causes as described in the scenario.
This is stupidly contrived. Normally i try to actually answer the question and engage the problem at its heart, but this is too much. You won’t be nerd-sniping me today.
ie. flip a coin
That’s the joke.
Least convenient possible world: if you try to make a non-deterministic choice, Omega kills the discoverer of the cure for cancer and the inventor of the pop-top can, kill 3^^^3 kittens, and an unjust war fraught of war crimes will ensue, on top of whatever else your decision causes as described in the scenario.