RobinZ comments on Omega's subcontracting to Alpha - Less Wrong

7 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 16 March 2010 06:52PM

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Comment author: RobinZ 17 March 2010 12:45:14AM *  0 points [-]

For some reason, this reply specifically cemented the argument for me. Thank you - I now agree with you.

Edit: If it helps, my confusion was the appearance of causation from I-refuse-the-£10 to I-receive-the-£1e6. When you made this comment, I mentally went back and saw that the fraction of possible worlds in which Alpha gives me the million is unchanged by Omega's prediction, and therefore that I can take the tenner without affecting it.

Comment author: timtyler 17 March 2010 06:45:58AM 0 points [-]

Right - and finally I am there as well :-)