CronoDAS comments on L-zombies! (L-zombies?) - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CronoDAS 09 February 2014 10:47:13PM 2 points [-]

I'm not entirely sure that's true. It's possible for a Boltzmann brain to exist for longer than an instant, so it should be possible for it to make decisions that affect its experiences in, say, the next few seconds. That might be enough to skew your expected value calculations in favor of, say, taking a vial of cocaine that happens to be in front of you...

Comment author: Emile 10 February 2014 04:24:18PM 1 point [-]

I have preferences over what happens to Emile on planet Earth, not on what happens to a Boltmann Brain that exists for a few seconds in the Minor Squableen Nebula of Galaxy XJB-819-delta. A Boltzmann Brain would also have preferences on what happens to Emile on planet Earth, so it would want to make the same decisions.