I argue with the genie that they actually promised to grant me infinite wishes
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Genie - it's always 3 wishes clearly the genie misspoke
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My father, and the argument would be about his political views. Radicalized years ago but the taking heads on Fox.
I miss my dad. 😔
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The genie that I have infinite wishes obviously
Donald Trump.
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Lotto cashier. "I'm definitely going to hit the jackpot on this one, ya big dummy."
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Maybe myself (as an experiment), or the genie about if I should get more wishes or something. Wasting universe-altering magic on convincing one person seems like a waste.
Edit: To be more clear about the self argument:
You can do a lot of funny stuff with logical constructs. If you say "exclusively, [wish] or this statement is false" it's a paradox unless the wish is true. If I argue with someone else, them misunderstanding could count as a victory, but if I'm on both sides that's a bit harder. It's possible I just die or explode or something, but maybe it will actually work, too.
You can get way more sophisticated with that, and probably should if you only get one shot. Godel's incompleteness theorem is a famous example of that kind of tortured self-reference. Magical evaluation of a single arbitrary statement is just way more OP than it may seem at first.
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I argue that American Conservatives should all commit suicide with Trump on Truth Social.
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IF by winning you mean that everyone listening agrees with me, then I'll take on anyone on Fox News.
What does winning mean in this case? That every single person watching that debate concludes that I was right and the other person was wrong? What about if I'm objectively wrong? Do I still win?
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I should be given uncontested control of the world's resources for 1 year.
My opponent: the mother Gaia.
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Yeah, this really depends on what you meant by winning here. Are we actually changing the other person's mind or do they admit we are right, but still believe otherwise? Are people who witness the argument included? Do people continue to agree indefinitely? Does it change reality to match?
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I don't care who I'll be arguing with, but the disagreement will center on the hour and manner of Trump's inevitable demise.
I'm thinking a trauma-induced stroke, caused when JD Vance has a sudden epileptic fit and bites off Donny Jr. in the Lincoln bedroom.
[Dictator’s name] Orbán/Trump/Xi/etc…
On TV
And the argument is about them not being able to rule the country
I'd argue the genie wants to do everything I wish, regardless of the amount of individual wishes.
Definitively? Like everyone agrees I won the argument and it causes anyone who witnessed it to rethink their stance on the topic and actually fucking change the way they think and behave? An occurrence so rare I'd might as well play the lottery?
If that were true... I guess I'd argue Donald Trump about addressing and curbing Climate Change...and second choice would be arguing Elon Musk on the merits of developing actual empathy.
Genie wishes...pipe dreams in a lamp, lol. Anyways, thanks for inducing a small indulgence in some fantasy.
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Frivolous lawsuit against the government or a FAANG company
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The SSA.
I don't want to argue with anyone. Can I have cake instead?
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