Omega asks you “what is the true answer?” Vladimir asks you “what does Omega say in the counterfactual that your calculator returned odd?” Since Omega always writes the true answer at the end, the question is equivalent to “what is the true answer if your calculator returned odd?” Since the true answer is not affected by the calculator, this is further equivalent to “What is the true answer?”
So it’s possible we were just answering different questions.
Ah, hm, I missed that. I’d just assumed “determine” was meant in the other sense. So there’s no effect from being correct or incorrect? This post seems to get less interesting under more analysis.
Ah, wait! By “the answer” in your last sentence (in regards to the answers in each), did you mean the true answer, not your own answer? That would be much more… factually correct, though your second to last sentence still makes it sound like you’re counting fictional evidence.
Yes, I meant the true answer. And my point was that if Omega took the correct answer into account when creating the counterfactual, the evidence gained from the counterfactual is not fictional.
Omega asks you “what is the true answer?” Vladimir asks you “what does Omega say in the counterfactual that your calculator returned odd?” Since Omega always writes the true answer at the end, the question is equivalent to “what is the true answer if your calculator returned odd?” Since the true answer is not affected by the calculator, this is further equivalent to “What is the true answer?”
So it’s possible we were just answering different questions.
No, in this problem Omega writes whatever you tell Omega to write, whether it’s true or not. (Apparently Omega does not consider that a lie)
Ah, hm, I missed that. I’d just assumed “determine” was meant in the other sense. So there’s no effect from being correct or incorrect? This post seems to get less interesting under more analysis.
“What is the true answer?” is the question I was trying to answer. What question are you trying to answer?
The same.
Ah, wait! By “the answer” in your last sentence (in regards to the answers in each), did you mean the true answer, not your own answer? That would be much more… factually correct, though your second to last sentence still makes it sound like you’re counting fictional evidence.
Yes, I meant the true answer. And my point was that if Omega took the correct answer into account when creating the counterfactual, the evidence gained from the counterfactual is not fictional.
Yay! It looks like I’ve managed to understand you then.