lessdazed comments on Decision theory: Why we need to reduce “could”, “would”, “should” - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lessdazed 08 August 2011 04:49:16AM 1 point [-]

If we learn we are in a world that rewards two-boxing with more utility than one-boxing, "one-boxers" two-box and "two boxers" two-box.

If we learn we are in a world that rewards one-boxing with more utility that two-boxing, "one-boxers" one box and "two-boxers" two-box.

We do not assume we are in either such world. Making up your own atheism consisting of "don't do the unjustified thing" isn't the same as making up your own religion by poorly justifying the unjustified thing.