DSherron comments on Normative uncertainty in Newcomb's problem - Less Wrong Discussion
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It's to forestall arguments about "impossible epistemic states". The difference between a 1% error rate and a 0% error rate is 1%, so your answer shouldn't change (regarding certainty as valuable results in getting Dutch Booked). If you don't permit an error rate then many people will refuse to answer based solely on certainty in infallibility being impossible.