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7 Post author: Giles 01 May 2011 06:33AM

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Comment author: wedrifid 01 May 2011 06:15:10PM 6 points [-]

I think that would just yield your revealed preference function.

No, it wouldn't. It would read the brain and resolve it into a utility function. If it resolves into a revealed preference function then the FAI is bugged. Because I told it to deduce a utility function.