Gurkenglas comments on How to not be a fatalist? Need help from people who care about true beliefs. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gurkenglas 13 December 2013 08:56:15AM 0 points [-]

Assuming that the universe is indeed deterministic, we shouldn't conclude that the choices we make/the programming of our brain/"we" don't influence anything, just as we should one-box on Newcomb's problem; and since knowing that all is determined doesn't tell us what choices to make, we shouldn't be influenced by it in our choices.