In that version the mugger claims to have magic powers and will give Pascal quadrillions of utility if he hands over his wallet.
Oh, sorry! In that case all my talk was egregious. That sounds like a much better problem whose answer isn’t immediately obvious to me. I shall think about it.
That sounds like a much better problem whose answer isn’t immediately obvious to me.
Yep, that’s the problem I’ve been struggling with. Like I said, it would help if Pascal’s disbelief in the mugger’s powers scaled with the utility the mugger promises him, but there’s not always a reason for that to be so. In any case, it might help to look at Bostrom’s version. And do let me know if you come up with anything, since this one really bothers me.
In any case, it might help to look at Bostrom’s version. And do let me know if you come up with anything, since this one really bothers me.
Thanks for pointing this out, I’m shocked I hadn’t heard of it. I’ll let you know if I think up something. If I can’t, I’ll ask a decision theory veteran, they’re sure to know.
Oh, sorry! In that case all my talk was egregious. That sounds like a much better problem whose answer isn’t immediately obvious to me. I shall think about it.
Yep, that’s the problem I’ve been struggling with. Like I said, it would help if Pascal’s disbelief in the mugger’s powers scaled with the utility the mugger promises him, but there’s not always a reason for that to be so. In any case, it might help to look at Bostrom’s version. And do let me know if you come up with anything, since this one really bothers me.
Thanks for pointing this out, I’m shocked I hadn’t heard of it. I’ll let you know if I think up something. If I can’t, I’ll ask a decision theory veteran, they’re sure to know.
I’m not so sure, but I certainly hope someone knows.