Let me ask a more specific question. In your setup with the quantum event Q and the button B, can you define the event E such that:
The agent can influence E by biasing E.
The agent can’t influence E without biasing E.
Clearly, E≠Q and E≠B, so I don’t know what E is. (I interpreted you as saying there is such an E; let me know if this is incorrect)
You are correct and I’m wrong. The causal counterfactual is unbiased and uninfluenceable. The evidential counterfactual is both biased and influenceable. I’ll correct the post.
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Let me ask a more specific question. In your setup with the quantum event Q and the button B, can you define the event E such that:
The agent can influence E by biasing E.
The agent can’t influence E without biasing E.
Clearly, E≠Q and E≠B, so I don’t know what E is. (I interpreted you as saying there is such an E; let me know if this is incorrect)
You are correct and I’m wrong. The causal counterfactual is unbiased and uninfluenceable. The evidential counterfactual is both biased and influenceable. I’ll correct the post.