Nebu comments on Counterfactual Mugging - Less Wrong

52 Post author: Vladimir_Nesov 19 March 2009 06:08AM

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Comment author: Nebu 19 March 2009 07:23:29PM 5 points [-]

I'm very torn on this problem. Every time I think I've got it figured out and start typing out my reasons why, I change my mind, and throw away my 6+ paragraph explanation and start over, arguing the opposite case, only to change my mind again.

I think the problem has to do with strong conflicts between my rational arguments and my intuition. This problem is a much more interesting koan for me than one hand clapping, or tree in the forest.