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Comment author: Vaniver 18 January 2011 07:06:24AM *  0 points [-]

Transitivity? In The Lifespan Dilemma, Eliezer presents a sequence (L_n) in which we are convinced L_n { L_(n+1) throughout, but for which we'd prefer even L_0 to L_n for some large but finite n.

I'm not convinced L_n { L_(n+1), but I don't seem to have his fixation with really big numbers.

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