Vladimir_Nesov comments on Anthropic Reasoning by CDT in Newcomb's Problem - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 14 March 2012 11:15:04PM *  0 points [-]

For example, if your order of proof enumeration is unlucky enough, you could find U'="return 1000" with no dependence on A at all, then two-box and make that equation true.

I wonder if reflection on your own inference system could make things like this go away...

Comment author: cousin_it 14 March 2012 11:22:54PM 1 point [-]

I wonder if reflection on your own inference system could make things like this go away.

That would be cool. How?