Wei_Dai comments on The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Wei_Dai 23 September 2012 07:35:29PM 2 points [-]

I disagree with it because an agent (such as one using UDT) does not necessarily have memory and the associated concepts of "future experiences" and "past experiences", but "exist" still seems meaningful even for such an agent.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 24 September 2012 12:18:18AM 0 points [-]

Would you say that when I say "X exists," and an agent A without memory says "X exists," that I and A are likely expressing the same belief about X?

Comment author: shminux 23 September 2012 07:50:38PM *  0 points [-]

I confess that I cannot make sense of this without learning more about UDT and your definition of agency. I thought this definition is more basic and independent of the decision theory models one adopts.