eli_sennesh comments on Why do theists, undergrads, and Less Wrongers favor one-boxing on Newcomb? - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (299)
It also helps that most Bayesian decision algorithms actually take on the
arg max_a U(a)*P(a)reasoning of Evidential Decision Theory, which means that whenever you invoke your self-image as a capital-B Bayesian you are semi-consciously invoking Evidential Decision Theory, which does actually get the right answer, even if it messes up on other problems.(Commenting because I got here while looking for citations for my WIP post about another way to handle Newcomb-like problems.)