This is like the supremum-chasing Alex Mennen mentioned. It’s possible that normative rationality simply requires that your utility function satisfy the condition he mentioned, just as it requires the VNM axioms.
I’m honestly not sure. It’s a pretty disturbing situation in general.
This is like the supremum-chasing Alex Mennen mentioned. It’s possible that normative rationality simply requires that your utility function satisfy the condition he mentioned, just as it requires the VNM axioms.
I’m honestly not sure. It’s a pretty disturbing situation in general.
I don’t think you need that—you can still profit from God’s offers, even without Alex Mennen’s condition.
You can profit, but that’s not the goal of normative rationality. We want to maximize utility.