Roland2 comments on Timeless Control - Less Wrong

19 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 07 June 2008 05:16AM

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Comment author: Roland2 07 June 2008 06:46:14AM 1 point [-]

Two thoughts:

-randomness: if the future is not determined it is completely unpredictable, in other words, it is random. Wouldn't the universe be a strange place if your decisions have a strong component of randomness? Perhaps in the next hour you would decide to take all the paper in your office and fold it into tiny boxes...

-Danger: since the future is already determined I can as well sit back and relax and don't worry. Don't fall into this trap.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 20 March 2014 10:36:02PM 0 points [-]

Completely determined or completely random is a false dichotomy.