No, the weight factors into an expected utility calculation, it’s separate from the probability calculation. Miller didn’t say otherwise.
Aha. The original claim was that one should believe them, so I thought the weights were supposed to bear upon that question.
In that case, which expected utility calculation are you referring to? Or are you claiming that believing a proposition is more than a matter of the probability calculation?
No, the weight factors into an expected utility calculation, it’s separate from the probability calculation. Miller didn’t say otherwise.
BTW, the opening three comments of this thread would make a great introduction to what the LW website is all about.
Aha. The original claim was that one should believe them, so I thought the weights were supposed to bear upon that question.
In that case, which expected utility calculation are you referring to? Or are you claiming that believing a proposition is more than a matter of the probability calculation?