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45 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 March 2009 06:57AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 22 June 2012 05:38:05PM *  3 points [-]

You're essentially assuming that the variance of whatever prior you place on the utilities is very large in comparison to the differences between the expected utilities, which directly contradicts the assumption. Solve a different problem, get a different answer -- how is that a surprise?

It has nothing to do with some true frequentist expected utilities that charities have.

Well at least you didn't accuse me of rationalizing, being high on drugs, having a love affair with Hanson, etc...