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Apparently my search-fu is weak. Would you care to link, or suggest search terms that would make finding it less arduous?
EDIT: found it, I think, over here. One of the obvious issues is that it's not a credible threat.
So far I haven't seen a counter argument over there that satisfies me. If there is anywhere that they go into it more in depth, please do give it a link here.
Why not put all the search terms you tried during your search-fu session into a comment. That will make this less likely to happen in the future.
Because I doubt I can remember all of them. Also, I'm not entirely clear on why you have "quotes" around search-fu. It's a pretty accepted term on the internet. Search-fu is the skill one is employing when searching for something.
A more reasonable question seems to me like asking how I arrived at the answer, not asking how I failed to arrive at the answer. I find it odd that you'd go that particular route, and would be very interested if you could expand on why you wanted to see all of my failed attempts, instead of my one successful attempt?
Seeing all my failed attempts is more difficult for me to write out (there were a few of them) and contains less usable information. I'm curios as to why you'd pick that instead of what seems to me like the more reasonable "post the search term that got you the answer".
Because all of the other people who want to start threads on solutions to Pascal's muggings will be more likely to find your thread and go "Oh, someone already did this." That will save us from similar "solutions to Pascal's mugging threads" in the future. The worse your search terms failed, the better - that way Pascal's mugging solvers with low search-fu skill (no quotes this time) will be likely to find the existing solutions.
P.S. It's better to put them into complete sentences to avoid search engine penalties.
My fu cents:
Solutions to Pascal's Muggings. I Solved Pascal's Mugging. Would this Solve Pascal's Mugging? Possible Solution to Pascal's Muggings. Solve for Pascal's Muggings. Pascal's Mugging has been solved. Pascal's Mugging has a solution.
Ahh, makes sense. I actually found many different and interesting solutions to pascals mugging with my search terms though. Just not this "counter" solution.
This thread already shows up pretty close to the top for searches of "pascals mugging solutions" that I've attempted. For that exact phrase it's number 3, and has been before you posted this. I don't know that this particular solution needs to be more closely associated with the search terms then it already is.
Eliezer presented a counter solution similar to this on Overcoming Bias. search fu
Click here for Flimple Utility!!!
Well done. Roryokane mentioned it up here however.
I wonder what Eliezer would DO if he actually got $5 for flimple utility. I kinda want to try sending him five bucks as a psychology experiment.
Done. It's not really a sacrifice since I already donate to the SIAI. I will miss that 5 karma though.
Edit: Apparently you only get the -5 karma if you directly reply to a downvoted comment/post. Replying to reply is fine.
What? I don't understand. Did you give him 5$ or 5 karma or what?