Sniffnoy comments on Counterfactual Mugging - Less Wrong

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

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Comment author: mwaser 30 October 2010 02:19:36AM 4 points [-]

Did you give the same answer to Omega? The cases are exactly analogous. (Or do you argue that they are not?)

Comment author: Sniffnoy 30 October 2010 02:26:28AM 9 points [-]

The outcomes don't seem to be tied together as they were in the original problem; is it true that if had he won, he would only then have given you the money if, had he not won, you would have given him the $100 back? That isn't clear.