Comment on Counterfactual Mugging

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:28:51 GMT

In that case, I'd hate to disappoint Omega, but there's no incentive for me to give up my $100. A utility of 0 is better than a negative utility, and if the coin-flip is deterministic, I won't be serving the interests of my alternate-universe self. Why would I choose otherwise?

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