Kingreaper comments on Newcomb's Problem: A problem for Causal Decision Theories - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Kingreaper 16 August 2010 02:49:56PM 0 points [-]

CDT still works in that case if you're dealing with omega, and have no reaason to believe Omega won't simulate you. If you are one of the simulations, you decide the prediction for the real version

Comment author: cousin_it 16 August 2010 02:52:16PM *  0 points [-]

How about if you're dealing with me?

Comment author: Kingreaper 16 August 2010 02:56:41PM 1 point [-]

Then CDT seems to fail, with it being a low-% case (perhaps 55% as I used above) and EDT fails due to the prize already being in evidence