TheOtherDave comments on Something to Protect - Less Wrong
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Um.
OK... I still seem to be missing the point.
So I have a choice between A. "Save 400 lives, allow (N-400) people to die, with certainty." and
B. "Save 500 lives (allow N-500 people to die), 90% probability; save no lives (allow N people to die), 10% probability."
Are you suggesting that my choice between A and B ought to depend on N?
If so, why?
It doesn't depend on N if N is consistent between options A and B, but it would if they were different. It would make for an odd hypothetical scenario, but I was just saying that it's not made completely explicit.