I strongly suspect that most people who write about decision theory, at least on LW, agree that LFW doesn’t exist. So arguably almost the entire problem is about analyzing Newcomb’s problem in a world without LFW.
“Is believed to be”, not “is”.
If you believe in determinism, that’s belief, not knowledge, so.It doesn’t solve anything.
This is why differentiating different forms of Free Will and calling that a “Complete Solution” is dubious.
It’s equally dubious to ignore the free will component entirely.
The paradox is a paradox because it implies some kind of choice , but also some kind of determinism via the predictors ability to predict.
“Is believed to be”, not “is”.
If you believe in determinism, that’s belief, not knowledge, so.It doesn’t solve anything.
It’s equally dubious to ignore the free will component entirely.
The paradox is a paradox because it implies some kind of choice , but also some kind of determinism via the predictors ability to predict.