cousin_it comments on Newcomb's Problem standard positions - Less Wrong

5 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 06 April 2009 05:05PM

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Comment author: cousin_it 07 April 2009 02:34:36PM *  0 points [-]

Why so complicated? Just split into two selves and play Prisoner's Dilemma with each other. A philosophically-inclined person could have major fun with this experiment, e.g. inventing some sort of Agentless Decision Theory, while mathematically-inclined people enjoy the show from a safe distance.

Comment author: Wei_Dai 07 April 2009 08:20:38PM *  2 points [-]

I structured my thought experiment that way specifically to avoid superrationality-type justifications for playing Cooperate in PD.