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philh comments on Another problem with quantum measure - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 18 November 2013 11:03AM

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Comment author: philh 19 November 2013 01:51:58AM 4 points [-]

Is it fair to think of this as related to Pascal's mugging? That problem derived disproportionate EV from "utilities grow faster than complexities" (so we had a utility growing faster than its probability was shrinking), and this one derives them from "if this hypothesis is true, all utilities grow over time" (so we have a utility growing while its probability remains fixed).

Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 20 November 2013 10:51:12AM *  1 point [-]

Is it fair to think of this as related to Pascal's mugging?

Yes, very fair indeed. And even correct! :-)