Tamir's idea, sparked by The Redemption of Time: the most severe torture would be to 'waterboard someone's mind' by making them dream their worst fear over and over. Samantha: it only has power for as long as you refuse to face the fear.
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- Fear only tortures while unfaced
Even a machine that made you dream your worst fear forever would only be hell as long as you lacked the agency to face it. The worst hell is the fear of your hell, and facing it takes…