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13 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 05 March 2015 05:04PM

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 10 March 2015 09:30:24AM 1 point [-]

What if the thermodynamic miracle has no effect on the utility function because it occurs elsewhere?

Where it occurs, and other such circumstances and restrictions, need to be part of the definition for this setup.