Kevin comments on My Fundamental Question About Omega - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kevin 11 February 2010 12:20:55PM *  3 points [-]

I think it's a good simplifying assumption, but I wonder how much of the confusion that results in philosophers deciding to one box is not understanding what a perfect predictor is. Are there any defenses of one boxing from people that believe Omega is a perfect predictor?