timtyler comments on Metaphilosophical Mysteries - Less Wrong

35 Post author: Wei_Dai 27 July 2010 12:55AM

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 29 July 2010 08:41:06PM 1 point [-]

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

I think that's right. I was making the point about prediction because Eliezer still seems to believe that predictions of sensory experience is somehow fundamental, and I wanted to convince him that the universal prior is wrong even given that belief.

Comment author: timtyler 31 July 2010 09:33:02PM -1 points [-]

Surely predictions of sensory experience are pretty fundamental. To understand the consequences of your actions, you have to be able to make "what-if" predictions.