cousin_it comments on Preferences without Existence - Less Wrong

14 Post author: Coscott 08 February 2014 01:34AM

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Comment author: cousin_it 09 February 2014 09:41:25PM 0 points [-]

In the post you described two universes that don't contain you, and said you cared about the simpler one more. Or am I missing something?

Comment author: Coscott 09 February 2014 09:46:43PM *  1 point [-]

I am saying that my decision procedure is independent of those preferences, so there is no evolutionary disadvantage to having them. Does that address your issue?