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wuncidunci comments on DRAFT:Ethical Zombies - A Post On Reality-Fluid - Less Wrong Discussion

0 Post author: MugaSofer 09 January 2013 01:38PM

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Comment author: wuncidunci 10 January 2013 08:34:38PM 1 point [-]

Let N=3^^^^^^3, surely N nice world + another nice world is better than N nice worlds + a torture world. Why? Because another nice world is better than a torture world, and the prior existence of the N previous worlds shouldn't matter to that decision.

What about the probability of actually being in the torture world which is tiny 1/(N+1), the expected negative utility from this must surely be so small it can be neglected? Sure, but equally the expected utility of being the master of a torture world with probability 1/(N+1) can be neglected.

What this post tells me is that I'm still very very confused about reality fluid.

Comment author: MugaSofer 11 January 2013 12:49:55PM *  -2 points [-]

Let N=3^^^^^^3, surely N nice world + another nice world is better than N nice worlds + a torture world. Why? Because another nice world is better than a torture world, and the prior existence of the N previous worlds shouldn't matter to that decision.

The torture world, in this case, is being used to satisfy the whims of the Niceworld's residents. Lots of Niceworld copies = lots of Reality = lots of utility. So goes the logic.

Sure, but equally the expected utility of being the master of a torture world with probability 1/(N+1) can be neglected.

Since they are all the same, they can share a torture world.