physically similar they are, it’s how similar their logical thinking is.
A lot of discussion around here assumes that physical similarity (in terms of brain structure and weights) implies logical thinking similarity. Mostly I see people talking about “copies” or “clones”, rather than “human twins”. For prisoner’s dilemma, the question is “will they make the same decision I will”, and for twins raised together, the answer seems more likely to be yes than for strangers.
Note that your examples of thinking are PROBABLY symmetrical—if you don’t think (or don’t act on) “ha! this is somebody I can take advantage of”, they are less likely to as well. In a perfect copy, you CANNOT decide differently, so you cooperate, knowing they will too. In an imperfect copy, you have to make estimates based on what you know of them and what the payout matrix is.
Thanks for your reply! Yes, I meant identical as in atoms not as in “human twin”. I agree it would also depend on what the payout matrix is. My margin would also be increased by the evidentialist wager.
A lot of discussion around here assumes that physical similarity (in terms of brain structure and weights) implies logical thinking similarity. Mostly I see people talking about “copies” or “clones”, rather than “human twins”. For prisoner’s dilemma, the question is “will they make the same decision I will”, and for twins raised together, the answer seems more likely to be yes than for strangers.
Note that your examples of thinking are PROBABLY symmetrical—if you don’t think (or don’t act on) “ha! this is somebody I can take advantage of”, they are less likely to as well. In a perfect copy, you CANNOT decide differently, so you cooperate, knowing they will too. In an imperfect copy, you have to make estimates based on what you know of them and what the payout matrix is.
Thanks for your reply! Yes, I meant identical as in atoms not as in “human twin”. I agree it would also depend on what the payout matrix is. My margin would also be increased by the evidentialist wager.