Slackson comments on Open Thread, September 30 - October 6, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Slackson 01 October 2013 12:59:46PM 6 points [-]

Didn't the paper show TDT performing better than CDT in Parfit's Hitchhiker?

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 01 October 2013 01:12:09PM 6 points [-]

That might count as being of similar dubiousness, although I like this quote by Eliezer arguing otherwise:

Decision theories should not break down when confronted by Paul Ekman; he is a real person.