PhilGoetz comments on Formalizing Newcomb's - Less Wrong

18 Post author: cousin_it 05 April 2009 03:39PM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 06 April 2009 05:45:21AM 2 points [-]

In the standard Newcomb's, is the deal Omega is making explained to you before Omega makes its decision; and does the answer to my question matter?

Comment author: cousin_it 06 April 2009 10:19:18AM 1 point [-]

Wikipedia says the deal is explained beforehand. It doesn't seem to matter in any of the models proposed in the post and comments, but it could conceivably matter in some other model.