Dave9 comments on Newcomb's Problem and Regret of Rationality - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dave9 03 April 2009 04:02:00PM 1 point [-]

Cross-posting from Less Wrong, I think there's a generalized Russell's Paradox problem with this theory of rationality:


I don't think I buy this for Newcomb-like problems. Consider Omega who says, "There will be $1M in Box B IFF you are irrational."

Rationality as winning is probably subject to a whole family of Russell's-Paradox-type problems like that. I suppose I'm not sure there's a better notion of rationality.