First of all- I love this post!
Second of all—How is this different than Pascal’s wager—meaning why doesn’t Pascal’s mugger get cancelled out by a possible counter mugger who will simulate and kill the same number of people if you give in to the muggers demand.
You’ve actually met the first mugger so he’s more likely to exist than a hypothetical counter-mugger you’ve never seen any evidence for
First of all- I love this post!
Second of all—How is this different than Pascal’s wager—meaning why doesn’t Pascal’s mugger get cancelled out by a possible counter mugger who will simulate and kill the same number of people if you give in to the muggers demand.
You’ve actually met the first mugger so he’s more likely to exist than a hypothetical counter-mugger you’ve never seen any evidence for