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: Emile 17 March 2010 11:16:56AM *  0 points [-]

The answer is dependong on what Omega would have done if he had predicted that you will refuse the 10 iff there is nothing in Alpha's envelope. Two possibilities :

  • Omega1 would have brought you the envelope anyway, but said nothing else

  • Omega2 wouldn't have bothered to come, since there's no paradox involved.

When dealing with Omega1, take the £10, yay, free money ! (there wasn't anything in the envelope anyway, otherwise Omega wouldn't have visited you, the taker-of-free-money - see Vladimir's explanation)

The post as stated doesn't tell us which Omega we're dealing with, so I would have to guess. I'd say Omega2 (so I wouldn't take the coin), but any information about Omega may switch that the other way.

When dealing with Omega2, don't take the £10, 'cause Omega2 doesn't visit takers-of-free-money when the envelope is full, and you want omega to be visiting you!

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 17 March 2010 01:05:13PM *  1 point [-]

Omega didn't bring you the envelope. It arrived before he got there.