You wouldn’t know this with certainty* because it wouldn’t be true.
You’re not taking this in the least convenient possible world. Surely it’s not impossible in principle that your neighbor can simulate you and your environment. Perhaps your neighbor is superintelligent?
It’s ALSO not impossible in principle in the real world. A superintelligent entity could, in principle, perfectly predict my actions.
Remember, in the Least Convenient Possible World quantum “randomness” isn’t random.
As such, this ISN’T a fundamental difference between humans and “such beings”.
Which was all I set out to demonstrate.
I was using the “most plausible world” on the basis that it seemed pretty clear that that was the one Roko intended. (Where your neighbour isn’t in fact Yahweh in disguise).
EDIT: Probably should specify worlds for things in this kind of environment. Thanks, the critical environment here is helping me think about how I think/argue.
You’re not taking this in the least convenient possible world. Surely it’s not impossible in principle that your neighbor can simulate you and your environment. Perhaps your neighbor is superintelligent?
It’s ALSO not impossible in principle in the real world. A superintelligent entity could, in principle, perfectly predict my actions. Remember, in the Least Convenient Possible World quantum “randomness” isn’t random.
As such, this ISN’T a fundamental difference between humans and “such beings”. Which was all I set out to demonstrate.
I was using the “most plausible world” on the basis that it seemed pretty clear that that was the one Roko intended. (Where your neighbour isn’t in fact Yahweh in disguise). EDIT: Probably should specify worlds for things in this kind of environment. Thanks, the critical environment here is helping me think about how I think/argue.