I think that the work we did on the question of finite or infinite value settles an important practical question about whether, in the real world, we need to think about infinite value. While there are remaining objections, I think it is clear that the possibility of infinite value is conditional on specific factual and improbable claims, and because of the conditionals involved, this has minimal to no impact on decision-making more generally, since most choices do not involve those infinities—and so finite decision theories should suffice, and attempts to address the more general problem are unneeded.
My hope for the post, and the paper, is mostly to suggest that further work on the topic might be interesting, but it is low value.
I think that the work we did on the question of finite or infinite value settles an important practical question about whether, in the real world, we need to think about infinite value. While there are remaining objections, I think it is clear that the possibility of infinite value is conditional on specific factual and improbable claims, and because of the conditionals involved, this has minimal to no impact on decision-making more generally, since most choices do not involve those infinities—and so finite decision theories should suffice, and attempts to address the more general problem are unneeded.
My hope for the post, and the paper, is mostly to suggest that further work on the topic might be interesting, but it is low value.