Vladimir_Nesov 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: AlexMennen 02 February 2011 10:37:49PM *  0 points [-]

Yes, I meant the true answer. And my point was that if Omega took the correct answer into account when creating the counterfactual, the evidence gained from the counterfactual is not fictional.

Comment author: Manfred 03 February 2011 01:54:24AM 0 points [-]

Yay! It looks like I've managed to understand you then.