timtyler comments on Metaphilosophical Mysteries - Less Wrong

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Comment author: timtyler 31 July 2010 09:30:59PM *  0 points [-]

Re: "It doesn't seem that there is a place for the human concept of prediction in a foundational decision theory."

You can hardly steer yourself effectively into the future if you don't have an understanding of the consequences of your actions.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 01 August 2010 08:01:10AM *  0 points [-]

You can hardly steer yourself effectively into the future if you don't have an understanding of the consequences of your actions.

Yes, it might be necessary exactly for that purpose (though consequences don't reside just in the "future"), but I don't understand this well enough to decide either way.