Eliezer Yudkowsky comments on Ingredients of Timeless Decision Theory

[Eliezer Yudkowsky]

(Sigh.)

Yes, causal decision theorists have been saying harsh words against the winners on Newcomb’s Problem since the dawn of causal decision theory. I am replying to them.

[timtyler]

Yes, causal decision theorists have been saying harsh words against the winners on Newcomb’s Problem since the dawn of causal decision theory. I am replying to them.

Note that this is the same guy who says:

that rational agents will usually take only one box because they have rationally adopted the disposition to do so.

He’s drawing a distinction between a “rational action” and the actions of a “rational agent”.