Well, you did kinda insinuate that flipping a coin makes you a jackass, which is kind of an extreme reaction to an unconventional approach to Newcomb’s problem :-P
;) I’d make for a rather harsh Omega. If I was dropping my demi-divine goodies around I’d make it quite clear that if I predicted a randomization I’d booby trap the big box with a custard pie jack-in-a-box trap.
If I was somewhat more patient I’d just apply the natural extension, making the big box reward linearly dependent on the probabilities predicted. Then they can plot a graph of how much money they are wasting per probability they assign to making the stupid choice.
I’d make for a rather harsh Omega. If I was dropping my demi-divine goodies around I’d make it quite clear that if I predicted a randomization I’d booby trap the big box with a custard pie jack-in-a-box trap.
Wow, they sure are right about that “power corrupts” thing ;-)
Geez! When did questioning the evilness of flipping a fair coin when faced with a tough dilemma, start being a good reason to mod someone down? :-P
Don’t know. I was planning to just make a jibe at your exclusivity logic (some jackasses do therefore all who do...).
Make that two jibes. Perhaps the votes were actually a cringe response at the comma use. ;)
Well, you did kinda insinuate that flipping a coin makes you a jackass, which is kind of an extreme reaction to an unconventional approach to Newcomb’s problem :-P
;) I’d make for a rather harsh Omega. If I was dropping my demi-divine goodies around I’d make it quite clear that if I predicted a randomization I’d booby trap the big box with a custard pie jack-in-a-box trap.
If I was somewhat more patient I’d just apply the natural extension, making the big box reward linearly dependent on the probabilities predicted. Then they can plot a graph of how much money they are wasting per probability they assign to making the stupid choice.
Wow, they sure are right about that “power corrupts” thing ;-)
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts… comically?