Morendil comments on My Fundamental Question About Omega - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Morendil 10 February 2010 08:41:15PM 1 point [-]

Keep in mind that I might be confused about either free will or Newcomb problems.

My first comment above isn't really intended as an explanation of Newcomb's original problem, just an explanation of why they elicit feelings of confusion.

My own initial confusion regarding them has (I think) partly evaporated as a result of considering pragmatics, and partly too as a result of reading Julian Barbour's book on timeless physics on top of the relevant LW sequences.

Comment author: MrHen 10 February 2010 08:46:29PM 0 points [-]

Okay. That helps, thanks.