Does that lead to the conclusion that Newcomb’s problem is irrelevant? Mind-reading aliens are pretty clearly fiction.
This reminds me of the very first comment on the Pascal’s Mugging post.
Thought experiments are good “to ask how meaningful would someone’s position on an issue be if it were taken to its logical extreme”.
This reminds me of the very first comment on the Pascal’s Mugging post.
Thought experiments are good “to ask how meaningful would someone’s position on an issue be if it were taken to its logical extreme”.