Considering that the bet includes “not destroying the world”, the only fair way to do this type of bet (for money) is for you to give the other party $X now, and for them to give you $Y later if you turn out to be correct.
That’s exactly what happened; I gave Eliezer $10, and he will pay me $1000 when I win the bet.
Considering that the bet includes “not destroying the world”, the only fair way to do this type of bet (for money) is for you to give the other party $X now, and for them to give you $Y later if you turn out to be correct.
That’s exactly what happened; I gave Eliezer $10, and he will pay me $1000 when I win the bet.