Vladimir_Nesov comments on Counterfactual Calculation and Observational Knowledge - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 31 January 2011 04:54:19PM *  0 points [-]

Calculator is stochastic, Omega doesn't touch any calculator, it assists you with determining what gets written on the counterfactual test sheet (not by counterfactual you, but by Omega personally, counterfactual you is ignored). The worlds diverge at a point where the calculator happens to display different answers to the same question.