Normal_Anomaly comments on Newcomblike problem: Counterfactual Informant - Less Wrong

0 Post author: Clippy 12 April 2012 08:25PM

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Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 11 May 2012 01:41:39PM 0 points [-]

TDT does not pay in a counterfactual mugging,

Really? I thought it did. Explanation or link?

Comment author: JGWeissman 11 May 2012 04:40:58PM 0 points [-]

At the decision point in a counterfactual mugging, you already know the coin has landed heads. The only consequence of your decision to pay $100 that TDT cares about is that you pay $100. That your choice to pay the $100 counterfactually would have resulted in Omega paying you $10000 if the coin had landed tails doesn't move TDT, because that consequence is counterfactual, that is, it doesn't really happen.