ESRogs comments on [link] Scott Aaronson on free will - Less Wrong

20 Post author: DanielVarga 10 June 2013 11:24PM

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Comment author: ESRogs 19 June 2013 02:24:21AM 0 points [-]

Is the meaning of this statement that it's a choice whether I consider me-at-different-times to be the same person as me-now?

Comment author: torekp 21 June 2013 04:34:13PM 1 point [-]

That would be one way to look at it. Another would be to put aside the "same person?" question and just answer the "do I intend to work for the benefit of this future person?" question more directly, using the facts about causal connections, personality similarities, etc.

Comment author: ESRogs 21 June 2013 07:38:15PM 0 points [-]

Ah, thanks!