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Gunnar_Zarncke comments on Open thread, 11-17 March 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 15 March 2014 02:51:16PM 0 points [-]

The best ref I could find is this

That thread in inconclusive. It basically urges for an explanatory post too. But thanks for giving it.

Would you agree that my argument is valid...

I think Occam's razor still applies even if we are in a simulation...

As that is building on the conclusion I take it to mean that you basically agree.

What does follow from this result for e.g. acting depends on lots of factors I don't want to discuss further on this thread.

Tag out.