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shminux comments on Can anyone explain to me why CDT two-boxes? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shminux 02 July 2012 08:54:22PM *  0 points [-]

I don't see a problem with the perfect predictor existing, I see the statement like "one can choose something other than what Omega predicted" as a contradiction in the problem's framework. I suppose the trick is to have an imperfect predictor and see if it makes sense to take a limit (prediction accuracy -> 100%).

Comment author: Andreas_Giger 03 July 2012 09:47:58AM -1 points [-]

It's not a matter of accuracy, it's a matter of considering backwards causality or not. Please read this post of mine.