HPMOR hypothesis: Harry will use Timeless Decision Theory to resolve some of the time-turner paradoxes

Punoxysm

Evidence:

The obsession with precise times in the last few chapters, the prominence of time-turners in the plot in general, and Harry's vow to revive Hermione all indicate use of time-turners in the final arc.
EY has involved many of his favorite ideas and themes (especially from the sequences) into HPMOR already. Timeless Decision Theory is without a doubt among his most prominent interests.
Harry has already gained two superpowers (super-patronus and partial transfiguration) by virtue of, well, being a proponent of EY's favorite themes essentially. Why not a third?
One specific concrete use would be to coordinate an indefinite number of selves in the way that Harry failed to during the prime-factoring experiment in the early chapters. Why did that experiment fail? Not because time is impossible to mess with, but because one of the Harry's messed up. But since then, Harry has been pushing the bounds of paradox. If he could firmly pre-commit to follow through on a course of action (perhaps with an unbreakable oath?) he could have an indefinite number of Harry's coordinate on some action. There are many ways this could be useful.

Comments? Criticism?

Evidence:

The obsession with precise times in the last few chapters, the prominence of time-turners in the plot in general, and Harry's vow to revive Hermione all indicate use of time-turners in the final arc.
EY has involved many of his favorite ideas and themes (especially from the sequences) into HPMOR already. Timeless Decision Theory is without a doubt among his most prominent interests.
Harry has already gained two superpowers (super-patronus and partial transfiguration) by virtue of, well, being a proponent of EY's favorite themes essentially. Why not a third?
One specific concrete use would be to coordinate an indefinite number of selves in the way that Harry failed to during the prime-factoring experiment in the early chapters. Why did that experiment fail? Not because time is impossible to mess with, but because one of the Harry's messed up. But since then, Harry has been pushing the bounds of paradox. If he could firmly pre-commit to follow through on a course of action (perhaps with an unbreakable oath?) he could have an indefinite number of Harry's coordinate on some action. There are many ways this could be useful.

Comments? Criticism?

Has TDT been mentioned in HPMOR in the story before?

Complete the Pattern of Eliezer's Mosst Important Beliefs: Reductionism, Transhumanism, ... TDT?

It doesn't seem quite right.

Has TDT been mentioned in HPMOR in the story before?

TDT specifically is not mentioned, but chapter 33 includes a discussion of superrationality as applied to the one-shot prisoner's dilemma.

-1ChristianKl12y

Eliezer is on a mission to save the world from UFAI. TDT is an important part of that mission, reductionism not as much.

1Punoxysm12y

I don't expect a huge explication necessarily: Harry will just realize that a certain degree of self-consistency and pre-commitment will let him resolve paradoxes that ordinarily result from time travel. TDT is a major focus of his academic work. And AI is already covered (Harry's ballooning capabilties and pseudo-superpowers once introduced to magic represent the nigh-magical capacities a FOOMING AI should have) so TDT could come next.

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HPMOR hypothesis: Harry will use Timeless Decision Theory to resolve some of the time-turner paradoxes

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