Vaniver comments on Counterfactual Calculation and Observational Knowledge - Less Wrong

11 Post author: Vladimir_Nesov 31 January 2011 04:28PM

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Comment author: datadataeverywhere 01 February 2011 07:43:21PM 2 points [-]

I think your final (larger) paragraph is confusing, but your conclusion is correct. That Omega presents you with a counterfactual only provides evidence that Omega is a jerk, not that you chose incorrectly.

Comment author: Vaniver 02 February 2011 12:36:27AM 0 points [-]

Upvoted for "Omega is a jerk."