Rather than addressing them here, I think I’ll make a part 2 where I explain exactly how I think about these points… or, alternatively, realize you’ve convinced me in the process (in that case I’ll reply here again).
What happened since is neither one or the other, which is why I found it tricky to decide what to do. Basically it seems to me that the everything just comes down to the fact that expected utilities don’t converge. Every response I’d have to your arguments would run into that wall.This seems like an incredibly relevant and serious problem that throws a wrench into all of these kinds of discussions, and Pascal’s Mugging seems like merely a symptom of it.
So basically my view changed from “There’s no fire here” to “expected utilities don’t converge holy shit why doesn’t everyone point this out immediately?” But I don’t see PM as showcasing any problem independent from that, and find the way I head it talked about before pretty strange.
What happened since is neither one or the other, which is why I found it tricky to decide what to do. Basically it seems to me that the everything just comes down to the fact that expected utilities don’t converge. Every response I’d have to your arguments would run into that wall. This seems like an incredibly relevant and serious problem that throws a wrench into all of these kinds of discussions, and Pascal’s Mugging seems like merely a symptom of it.
So basically my view changed from “There’s no fire here” to “expected utilities don’t converge holy shit why doesn’t everyone point this out immediately?” But I don’t see PM as showcasing any problem independent from that, and find the way I head it talked about before pretty strange.