Newcomb's problem divides philosophers. Which side are you on?

post by Morendil · 2016-11-28T18:34:32.395Z · LW · GW · Legacy · 1 comments

This is a link post for https://www.theguardian.com/science/alexs-adventures-in-numberland/2016/nov/28/newcombs-problem-divides-philosophers-which-side-are-you-on

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comment by Dagon · 2016-11-28T19:43:49.392Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Link doesn't add much to the discussion, and totally skips the hard part: why could Omega not predict your answer?

At the very least, this should have a separate post with a link to and some discussion of all the previous LessWrong discussion on the topic. Start here.