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Thought experiments are supposed to tell us something interesting, by simplifying details while preserving the crux of the matter. Otherwise their values are questionable.

I could have asked "If I could dip my head into a black hole and take it out again, what will I see?" That is also a thought experiment, just not a useful one.







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