V_V comments on Rationality Quotes November 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: V_V 03 November 2013 08:03:36AM *  0 points [-]

My def. isn't inconsistent. Those who buy computers are less likely to die of malaria,

Once you condition on all the available evidence, such as the socioeconomic status, these two events become independent.
Likewise, in the Solomon's problem, a genetic test that detects the lesion would destroy the Newcomb-like structure of the dilemma.